Bill Text: GA HR143 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Ware, Mr. Charles "Chuck"; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-03 - House Read and Adopted [HR143 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR143-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 143
By:
Representative Baker of the
78th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mr. Charles "Chuck" Ware; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Charles "Chuck" Ware has long been recognized for his compassion for the
elderly and his dedicated work as an advocate for others; and
WHEREAS,
a native of East Chicago, Mr. Ware would chauffeur elderly women around as a
young man without accepting compensation; and
WHEREAS,
as an 80 year old man, today Mr. Ware continues to help the elderly as an
advocate, lobbyist, and board leader; and
WHEREAS,
he works on behalf of seniors through affiliations with organizations such as
the AARP, the Atlanta Regional Commission, the Aging Division Advisory Board,
and the Clayton County Aging Program Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Ware's commitment has been recognized by the Georgia Council on Aging as one
of 11 people around Georgia making a difference in the lives of seniors, and he
was the metro Atlanta area winner of the 2010 Martha Eaves Advocating for
Positive Change Award for his service above and beyond the call of duty for
seniors; and
WHEREAS,
from 1964 to 1987, Mr. Ware worked as a Chicago-area union official with the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, advocating for the fair treatment of
blue collar workers and negotiating with employers for better working
conditions, fairer hours, and higher wages; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Ware moved to Clayton County in 1988 and began working for six years as a
security guard for Georgia Power, where he raised money for local nonprofit
organizations by hosting fundraisers; and
WHEREAS,
he became a member of the Clayton County Aging Board in 1994, has served on the
advisory boards of the Atlanta Regional Commission's Aging Task Force and
CO-AGE, and worked as state coordinator for AARP; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Ware began lobbying at the state capitol in the 1990's and over the last two
decades he has been instrumental in lobbying for the Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren Program in Clayton County and laws that require new home and
apartment builders to make interior doors in homes wide enough for wheelchair
access; and
WHEREAS,
this community leader was instrumental in securing a grant to restore the
historic Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Lovejoy; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of
this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mr. Charles "Chuck" Ware for his years of dedicated advocacy
on behalf of Georgia's seniors.
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 Mr. Charles
"Chuck" Ware.
