Bill Text: GA HR1908 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Webb, Lillian; honor
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-31 - House Read and Adopted [HR1908 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1908-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1908
By:
Representatives Rice of the
51st,
Coleman of the
97th,
Marin of the
96th,
Mitchell of the
88th,
Cox of the
102nd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the accomplishments and public service of Lillian Webb; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Lillian Webb was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved to Norcross, Georgia,
before she was a year old; and
WHEREAS,
she grew up in an idyllic life in Norcross, and she met her future husband,
Jack, before the first grade and went all the way through school with him;
and
WHEREAS,
Miss Lillian was valedictorian of her class, and later went to Georgia State
College for Women in Milledgeville, now known as Georgia College and State
University, and majored in chemistry; and
WHEREAS,
she chaired the Ninth District GOP Women from 1950-1964 and has been a member of
the State GOP Central Committee since 1968 and served as a delegate to the 1972,
1976, and 1988 Republican National Conventions; and
WHEREAS,
in the City of Norcross, she was the first female city council member in 1970,
and was first female elected mayor in 1974, a position she held through 1984,
when she became for eight years the chairman and first female member of the
Gwinnett County Commission; and
WHEREAS,
she accomplished many things while she was chair of the commission, including:
passing the first local penny sales tax, which funded the Gwinnett Justice and
Administration Center; restoring the Historic Courthouse; building a new
Detention Center and Civic Center; installing 400 miles of water lines and 430
miles of sewers; and improving virtually every road in the county;
and
WHEREAS,
she was again elected Mayor of Norcross in 1996, and served through 2007;
and
WHEREAS,
she also served the public in many other capacities, including: Atlanta Regional
Commission, Electric Cities of Georgia, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, American
Cancer Society, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Department of Community
Affairs, Gwinnett Hospital Authority, National League of Cities, Gwinnett
Vo-Tech Council, National Dept. of Energy Advisory Board, Leadership Atlanta,
Annandale at Suwanee; and
WHEREAS,
in addition to her public roles, she is also a devoted wife, mother, and
grandmother, and her wonderful family includes her husband, Jack; her two sons,
Frank and John; and her two daughters, Judy and Ann; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting and proper to honor this great public servant for her many
years of outstanding service to the people of Norcross, Gwinnett County, and the
State of Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body honor the many years of outstanding public service of Lillian Webb and
wish her the continued success in her future endeavors.
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 Lillian Webb.
