Bill Text: GA HR139 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Jenkins, Mr. A. Felton, Jr.; condolences
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-03 - House Read and Adopted [HR139 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR139-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 139
By:
Representatives Holt of the
112th
and Huckaby of the
113th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Mr. A. Felton Jenkins, Jr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the passing of Mr. A. Felton Jenkins, Jr., on January 1, 2011;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Jenkins was born on January 18, 1941, in Madison, Georgia, and was the
beloved son of A. Felton Jenkins and Jimmie Davis Jenkins; and
WHEREAS,
he graduated from Morgan County High School, where he was a four-year letterman
on the football team, played on three Georgia state championship teams, was an
All-State halfback and team captain, and was part of the legendary program that
won 45 games and lost only three times; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Jenkins earned bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Georgia,
where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and began his
legal career in 1965 with the King & Spalding law firm, where he served as
co-chair of the firm's litigation section and retired in 1992 as a senior
partner; and
WHEREAS,
he was united in love and marriage for 44 wonderful years to Julie Green
Jenkins, and was blessed with three fine children, Felton III, Emily, and Alan;
two loving grandchildren, Sarah and Thomas; and is survived by his sister,
Virginia, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends; and
WHEREAS,
during his legal career, he argued before the United States Supreme Court and
the Federal Circuit Court of appeals, was named a Life Fellow of the American
Bar Foundation and The State Bar of Georgia, served on The State Bar of
Georgia's Board of Governors, and co-authored the important legal book,
Georgia Civil
Procedure Forms; and
WHEREAS,
he served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University System
of Georgia, chair of the Georgia Justice Project, president of the Atlanta
Chapter of the American Cancer Society, and chairman of the Madison-Morgan
Cultural Center; and
WHEREAS,
a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Jenkins was an active member of Madison
First United Methodist Church, where he served as a trustee and taught Sunday
school; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Jenkins was a great supporter of his alma mater, serving as chair of the
University of Georgia's Law School Board of Visitors, secretary of the UGA
Foundation, and a member of the UGA Strategic Planning Group; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Jenkins served on the Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority, the Georgia
Appellate Judicial Selection Commission, the Georgia Judicial Process Review
Commission, and the Georgia Joint Study Commission on Revenue Structure;
and
WHEREAS,
an avid adventurer, Mr. Jenkins climbed Mt. Hood and Mt. Kilimanjaro, trekked to
the South Base Camp of Mt. Everest, and completed the 33 mile Milford Track in
New Zealand.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in honoring the life and memory of Mr. A. Felton Jenkins, Jr.,
and express their deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of
Mr. A. Felton Jenkins, Jr.
