Bill Text: GA HR1453 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Scott, Mrs. Ella Young; commend and invite
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-30 - House Passed/Adopted [HR1453 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1453-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1453
By:
Representatives Stephens of the
161st,
Bryant of the
160th,
Williams of the
165th,
Gordon of the
162nd,
Purcell of the
159th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Mrs. Ella Young Scott and inviting her to be recognized by the House of
Representatives; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Ella Young Scott has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for
the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal
commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Scott was born on October 9, 1933, in Savannah, Georgia, the beloved
daughter of the late Mary W. and Harry Young; and
WHEREAS,
she grew up in the "Frog Town" neighborhood and graduated from A.E. Beach High
School, where she met the love of her life, her husband Fletcher L. Scott, Sr.,
and their blessed union gave her four remarkable children, Jessica, Felicia,
Mary, and Fletcher, Jr., and two granddaughters, Constance and Shirley;
and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Scott was employed by the Savannah Sugar Refinery, Union Camp, and the City
of Savannah; and
WHEREAS,
her significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable patience
and diplomacy, her keen sense of vision, and her sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of this state earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues
and associates; and
WHEREAS,
she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as
evidenced dramatically by her 52 years of dedicated service to the Savannah
Chapter #159 Order of the Eastern Star; and
WHEREAS,
during her over five decades of honorable service, Mrs. Scott has held numerous
leadership roles and provided invaluable direction and vision to the
organization; and
WHEREAS,
known affectionately as "Mama Scott," Mrs. Scott is a person of magnanimous
strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence,
fairness, and kindness; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mrs. Ella Young Scott for her efficient, effective, unselfish,
and dedicated public service to her community and invite her to be recognized by
the House of Representatives at a date and time to be determined by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
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 Mrs. Ella
Young Scott.
