09 LC 94 0642

House Resolution 308

By: Representative Williams of the 165th

A RESOLUTION

Commending Mrs. Lola Dixon; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mrs. Lola Dixon was born on January 10, 1917 in Long County, Georgia, to Julius and Martha Perry and was raised in Liberty County, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, upon completing her education at Dorchester Academy in Midway, Georgia, Mrs. Dixon graduated as salutatorian of the 1961 graduating class at the Gillespie School of Nursing in Marietta, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, in 1961, Mrs. Dixon also became the first African American member of the nursing staff at Liberty Memorial Hospital in Hinesville, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Dixon is an active member of St. Peter's A.M.E. Church in Midway, Georgia, where she has served as a stewardess and president of the Usher Board; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Dixon has also been selfless with her time serving on the Liberty County Board of Health as well as an active member of the Cosmopolitan Club, Inc., and the Limerick Chapter #336 of the Order of the Eastern Star; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Dixon has received numerous awards, including the Trailblazer Award presented by the Liberty County Martin Luther King, Jr., Observance Committee in honor of her service to nursing and for her leadership in the Liberty County community; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Dixon serves as a shining example as to what each person should strive to be.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Mrs. Lola Dixon for her contributions to health and the Liberty County community.
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 Mrs. Lola Dixon.