Bill Text: GA HR1618 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Reichert, Elizabeth Walton Bowen "Chunk"; condolences
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-28 - House Read and Adopted [HR1618 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1618-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1618
By:
Representatives Dickey of the
136th,
Peake of the
137th,
Epps of the
140th,
Beverly of the
139th,
Randall of the
138th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Elizabeth Walton Bowen "Chunk" Reichert; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the passing of Elizabeth Walton Bowen "Chunk" Reichert on February 22,
2012; and
WHEREAS,
Chunk, a name her father gave her when he called her his "chunk" of gold, was
born on July 2, 1915, in Macon, Georgia, a beloved daughter of the late Orsamus
Allan Bowen and Louise Margaret Napier Bowen; and
WHEREAS,
she was an honor student in high school and upon graduation was awarded a silver
loving cup for Best All Around Student; and
WHEREAS,
she attended Duke University where she was elected President of her Freshman
Class and President of the Student Government Association her senior year, was
one of seven students selected for the White Duchess Honor Society, and
graduated in 1937; and
WHEREAS,
a woman of deep and abiding faith, Chunk was an active member of Vineville
United Methodist Church where she was a leader of the church circle and
long-time member of the Ed Cook Class; and
WHEREAS,
active in civic and cultural affairs, Chunk served as a member of Historic
Macon, Inc., Macon Symphony Orchestra, and Macon Concert Association and
President of the Junior League of Macon, History Club of Macon, and Morning
Music Club; and
WHEREAS,
Chunk, along with Libby Timberlake and Betty Timberlake, established the W.
Derrell Hazlehurst Scholarship Fund at Mercer Medical School; and
WHEREAS,
she was united in love and marriage for 75 years to the late Albert Phillips
Reichert, and was blessed with three remarkable sons, Albert Phillips, Jr.,
Stephen Allan, and Robert Adger Bowen; four wonderful grandchildren, Albert
Phillips Reichert III, John Walker Reichert, Elizabeth Bowen Reichert, and
Thomas Dunwody Reichert; and three adored great-grandchildren, Eden Pape, Luna
Walker, and Sarana Burnam Reichert; and
WHEREAS,
she was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example she made of
her life, she made this world a better place in which to live; and
WHEREAS,
a compassionate and generous woman, Chunk will long be remembered for her love
of family and friendship, and this loyal daughter, wife, mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, and friend will be missed by all who had the great fortune of
knowing her.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in honoring the life and memory of Elizabeth Walton Bowen "Chunk"
Reichert and express their deepest and most sincere regret at her
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
Elizabeth Walton Bowen "Chunk" Reichert.