Bill Text: GA HR486 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Nease, Mr. Lawton M., Jr.; condolences
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-03 - House Read and Adopted [HR486 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR486-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 486
By:
Representatives Burns of the
157th,
Purcell of the
159th,
and Ralston of the
7th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Mr. Lawton M. Nease, Jr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the passing of Mr. Lawton M. Nease, Jr., on November 13, 2010;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Nease was born on July 16, 1919, in Effingham County, Georgia, a beloved son
of the late Lawton M. Nease, Sr., and Evelyn Seckinger Nease; and
WHEREAS,
as a young man, Mr. Nease was exposed to a rural life and hard work but learned
early of the importance of helping to provide for others, joining his relatives
to distribute food and aid to his neighbors in need during the days before there
was a government welfare system; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Nease and his brother, Warren, delivered newspapers in the morning before
school and in the afternoons, using their earnings to help support the family
and help their parents with household expenses; and
WHEREAS,
he served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United
States Navy, valiantly and courageously protecting his fellow Americans during
World War II and the Occupation of Japan; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Nease was the owner and operator of L.M. Nease Service Station in Guyton for
over 56 years, where he always greeted customers with a friendly smile and
provided nothing but first-class service; and
WHEREAS,
after his retirement from the service station, Mr. Nease continued to
demonstrate his compassion for others through his quiet community service
efforts and the building of his former business was converted into The Filling
Station, a community food bank by Guyton Christian Church;
and
WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Nease was an active member of Guyton United Methodist Church, where he cofounded the Men's 5th Sunday Breakfast in 1956, taught Sunday school, and served on numerous committees; and
WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Nease was an active member of Guyton United Methodist Church, where he cofounded the Men's 5th Sunday Breakfast in 1956, taught Sunday school, and served on numerous committees; and
WHEREAS,
a Lifetime Service Rotary Award winner, Mr. Nease served on the town council of
Guyton for over 30 years, actively promoted the town, and was a member of the
Guyton Masonic Lodge, #428 F. & A.M., for over 70 years, the Scottish and
York Rite, Alee Temple, Coastal Daylight Lodge, and the Sojourners;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Nease was united in love and marriage to the late Jane Pool Nease and was
blessed with the joy of his remarkable children, Marsha Usher, Sue Nease and
Bill Exley, and Brenda and Lawton "Mac" Nease III; and
WHEREAS,
he was the proud grandfather of his grandchildren Jim and Becky Exley, Rhett and
Nichole Exley, Shannon Wilkins, and the late Lawton M. Nease IV; and his
great-grandchildren, Margaret, Lawton, Mary Bowden, Natalie, Ally, Emery, and
Briggs; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Nease will long be remembered for his love of family and friendship, and he
will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing him.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in honoring the life and memory of Mr. Lawton M. Nease, Jr., and
express their deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.
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 the family of
Mr. Lawton M. Nease, Jr.
