Bill Text: GA HR198 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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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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09 LC 94 0234

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.

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.