Bill Text: GA HR292 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Anne O. Mueller Bridge; Chatham County; dedicate

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-17 - House Second Readers [HR292 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR292-Introduced.html

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11 LC 34 2902

House Resolution 292

By: Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Bryant of the 160th, Watson of the 163rd, Stephens of the 161st, and Purcell of the 159th

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Anne O. Mueller on her outstanding public service and dedicating a bridge in her honor; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Anne O. Mueller has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as evidenced dramatically by her superlative service with the Georgia House of Representatives, 1983-2002, and as a member of the board of the Department of Human Resources, 2003-2008; and

WHEREAS, she served as Dean of the Chatham County Legislative Delegation; and

WHEREAS, a 1951 graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology and a registered medical technologist, Mrs. Mueller has also served on several boards and committees, including those for the Summer Therapeutic Environment Program for Severely and Profoundly Retarded Citizens, Savannah-Chatham County Humane Society, Goodwill Industries, Cultural Affairs Commission of Savannah, Windsor Forest Educational Foundation, Bamboo Farms and Coastal Gardens, and Matthew Reardon Center; and

WHEREAS, this extraordinary leader further served her community with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge #183, Windsor Forest Baptist Church, Savannah Area Republican Women, Chatham County Republican Committee, and Georgia Federation of Republican Women; and

WHEREAS, honors and awards bestowed upon Anne O. Mueller include Republican of the Year, Chatham County; Service Award, Georgia Republican Party; Leadership Award, Women in Sports; Recognition Award, Foster Parents Association; Legislator of the Year, National Association of the Blind; Volunteer of the Year, Windsor Forest High School and Windsor Forest Elementary School; and Key to the City, Pooler, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, all of these things, which are just a portion of this woman's contributions and accomplishments, are evidence of Mrs. Mueller's interest in and dedication to management of water resources; mental health and issues involving developmentally disabled persons, substance abuse, homelessness, and human resources; foster care and grandparents raising grandchildren; and elementary and secondary education and extracurricular activities; and

WHEREAS, the richness of her public and professional lives in no way overshadows the joy and pleasure she has experienced in her personal life as the wife of the late Hans K. (Whitey) Mueller and as the mother of three, grandmother of nine, and great-grandmother of eight; and

WHEREAS, Anne O. Mueller's significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable patience and diplomacy, her keen sense of vision, and her sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and

WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Mueller has served the citizens of this state with honor and distinction, and her vision and unyielding commitment have set the standard for public service; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized and that a bridge be dedicated in her honor.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of this body commend Anne O. Mueller for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia, extend to her their most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness, and dedicate the bridge on SR 204 crossing the Forest River as the Anne O. Mueller Bridge.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Anne O. Mueller Bridge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Anne O. Mueller and the Department of Transportation.