Bill Text: GA HR1456 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Lane, Honorable Roger B.; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-18 - House Read and Adopted [HR1456 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1456-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1456
By:
Representatives Keen of the
179th,
Hill of the
180th,
and Walker of the
107th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commend the Honorable Roger B. Lane upon his receipt of the 2010 Regents'
Hall of Fame Award; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Honorable Roger B. Lane has been chosen to receive the 2010 Regents' Hall of
Fame Award out of a group of 35 prestigious nominees from colleges and
universities within the University System of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Representative Lane was chosen as the nominee from the College of Coastal
Georgia for his role as a strong supporter of the school and the example he sets
as an alumnus; and
WHEREAS,
raised on a dairy farm in Townsend, Georgia, Representative Lane graduated from
Darien High School and was involved in numerous extracurricular activities while
attending College of Coastal Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he served as president of the student government association, a position in
which he led a fundraising effort to raise money to purchase special signs for
the entry roads to the college; and
WHEREAS,
his interest in the political process was sparked while he was a student at
College of Coastal Georgia, where he helped organize the first Young Republicans
Club in the school's history; and
WHEREAS,
after earning his associate's degree in business administration from College of
Coastal Georgia, Representative Lane transferred to Georgia State University
where he earned a bachelor's degree and later obtained a law degree from Mercer
University; and
WHEREAS,
he established a law practice in Brunswick in 1976 and over the years has earned
a reputation as one of this nation's leading asbestos product liability experts,
successfully handling numerous cases on the subject and securing compensation
for thousands of victims of asbestos; and
WHEREAS,
a leader in his community, Honorable Roger Lane served as trustee for Darien
United Methodist Church, as State Court Solicitor for McIntosh County, and as a
member of the Glynn County School Board, the Brunswick Glynn County Chamber of
Commerce, and the board for St. Simons United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS,
he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004 to represent the
citizens of District 167 in Glynn, Long, McIntosh, and Wayne counties;
and
WHEREAS,
Representative Lane is the college's first nominee to receive the Regents' Hall
of Fame Award, and he represents the finest values and attributes to which the
school and its students aspire.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the Honorable Roger B. Lane for the vision and support he has
provided College of Coastal Georgia and congratulate him on receiving the 2010
Regents' Hall of Fame Award.
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 Honorable
Roger B. Lane.
