12 LC 93 1102

House Resolution 1694

By: Representative Waites of the 60th

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Mr. Arthur Queen; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mr. Arthur Queen was born on April 17, 1942, in Washington, D.C.; and

WHEREAS, he attended Prince George's Community College and Delaware State University and received a certificate for glass management from Georgetown University; and

WHEREAS, in March of 1986, Mr. Queen established Ebony Glass and Mirror Company, Inc., now known as EGM Services, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, after celebrating 25 years in business this past March, he now serves as the chairman where he continues to establish effective customer relations and provides the general public with satisfactory service in the construction industry; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Queen has received numerous public recognitions, including being inducted into the Atlanta Business League's Hall of Fame in 2011 and as a National Association of Minority Contractors Hall of Fame member in 2001, named as one of the Atlanta Business League's Men of Influence, and honored with the Small Business Award by the Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance in 2009 and the Parren Mitchell Award in 2001; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Queen is a member of the 100 Black Men of DeKalb, Georgia Glass Dealers Association, Atlanta Business League, DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, Georgia Association of Minority Entrepreneurs, Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, Greater Economic Alliance, Atlanta Chapter President of the National Association of Minority Contractors, and chairman of the board of DEBCO; and

WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Queen is an active member of Love Life Christian Fellowship Church where he serves as deacon; and

WHEREAS, he has been united in love and marriage to Sandra for 30 years; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the 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. Arthur Queen for his 25 years of efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia.

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. Arthur Queen.