09 LC 34
2041
House
Resolution 167
By:
Representatives Hamilton of the
23rd,
Amerson of the
9th,
and Knox of the
24th
A
RESOLUTION
Celebrating
the life of Judge Richard S. (Stan) Gault and dedicating an interchange in his
memory; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Honorable Richard S. Gault was a distinguished Georgian and highly respected
jurist who will long be remembered as the patriarch of the courts of Forsyth
County, as well as a trusted advisor, confidant, and friend to the legal
community; and
WHEREAS,
Judge Gault died suddenly on July 23, 2003; and
WHEREAS,
he graduated from Marietta High School, was a cadet at the United States Air
Force Academy, served four years in the Air Force, was honorably discharged with
the rank of captain in 1971, and he earned his Juris Doctorate from the Emory
University School of Law; and
WHEREAS,
he served six years as an Assistant and Special Assistant Attorney General of
Georgia, six years as solicitor and four years as judge of the State Court of
Cherokee and Forsyth Counties, and 14 years as judge of the Superior Court of
the Blue Ridge Circuit; and
WHEREAS,
Judge Gault worked tirelessly to ensure that the judicial needs of the citizens
of Georgia and fast-growing Forsyth County were met, and his work was vital to
the formation of the Bell-Forsyth Judical Circuit in 1998; and
WHEREAS,
his keen intellect, integrity, and skill in communicating the needs of the
judicial branch earned him the esteem of his colleagues on the bench and the
respect and admiration of members of the executive and legislative branches of
state government, as exemplified by his membership on the Chief Justice's
Commission on Professionalism from 1997-2002 and on the Supreme Court Blue
Ribbon Commission on the Judiciary; and
WHEREAS,
Judge Gault was a dedicated leader in his community as a member of First Baptist
Church of Cumming and president of his Unity Sunday School Class, and he was a
charter member of the Forsyth County Rotary Club, an organizer in the Charter
Class of Leadership Forsyth, and served as director of the Cumming-Forsyth
Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS,
it is only proper and fitting that the memory of Judge Gault be honored by
dedicating a lasting memorial to his life of service to his community and to the
State of Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body dedicate the interchange at GA 400 and SR 20 in Forsyth County as the
Judge Richard S. (Stan) Gault Memorial Interchange.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Judge Richard S.
(Stan) Gault Memorial Interchange.
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
Judge Gault.