Bill Text: GA HR198 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Miller, Mr. Ralph Norton; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-02 - House Read and Adopted [HR198 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR198-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 198
By:
Representatives Mills of the
25th
and Maddox of the
172nd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mr. Ralph Norton Miller; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Ralph Norton Miller was born on August 4, 1919, one of ten children to
Andrew Jackson Miller and Linnie Pearl Miller; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Miller was born into a family that took great pride and honor in military
service, with brothers serving in the Marines and Navy; and
WHEREAS,
while he completed grammar school, Mr. Miller left high school early to assist
his parents on the farm while his older brothers were in the service;
and
WHEREAS,
on September 20, 1944, Mr. Miller enrolled in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic,
quickly rising to crew chief at the Bainbridge Airfield Base in Bainbridge,
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Miller was united in love and marriage to Katharyn H. Miller, and the couple
was blessed with five loving and devoted children, Billy, Ann, Doris, Judy, and
Jane; and
WHEREAS,
this distinguished Georgian received an honorable discharge from the Navy in
1945 and worked during the day as a carpenter to support his family, while at
night he returned to school to earn his GED; and
WHEREAS,
an active member of the American Legion Post #122 in Cairo, Georgia, Mr. Miller
held offices such as chaplain, finance officer, adjutant, and commander and has
served as district commander over several counties in the surrounding area;
and
WHEREAS,
living in Grady County, Georgia, at the age of 89, Mr. Miller is one of the few
remaining veterans that served in World War II;
and
WHEREAS, his selflessness and devotion as a guardian of this nation's liberty embodies the spirit of service, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished American be recognized appropriately.
WHEREAS, his selflessness and devotion as a guardian of this nation's liberty embodies the spirit of service, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished American be recognized appropriately.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body thank Mr. Ralph Norton Miller for his brave and admirable service in
the defense of the United States of America and commend him for his
contributions to his community and family.
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. Ralph
Norton Miller.