Bill Text: GA HR587 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Sinkfield, Honorable Georganna; commend and invite to House
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-03-28 - House Passed/Adopted [HR587 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR587-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 587
By:
Representatives Tinubu of the
60th,
Dawkins-Haigler of the
93rd,
Stephenson of the
92nd,
Hugley of the
133rd,
Beasley-Teague of the
65th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Honorable Georganna Sinkfield and inviting her to be recognized by the House
of Representatives; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Honorable Georganna Sinkfield 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 is a respected and highly regarded former member of the Georgia General
Assembly and is the longest serving woman in the history of the General
Assembly, with 28 years of service as a voice for Georgians; and
WHEREAS,
she was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1982 to represent the
people of Atlanta and Fulton County and authored legislation which created the
Office of the Child Advocate; and
WHEREAS,
Representative Sinkfield's leadership and guidance were instrumental as
chairperson of the Committee on Children and Youth for 14 years and chairperson
of the subcommittee of Appropriations on Human Development; and
WHEREAS,
one of Georgia
Trend magazine's 100 Most Influential
People in Georgia, Representative Sinkfield was the first female elected as
chairperson of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, and she served as
chairperson of several major committees on the National Conference of State
Legislators; and
WHEREAS,
Representative Sinkfield was recognized by the Georgia Gerontology Society with
a Legislative Award for her consistent support of aging issues that benefit
older Georgians, and she received the American Association of Retired Persons
Legislative Award for her determination and commitment to fighting predatory
lending; and
WHEREAS,
she has been recognized with numerous honors and accolades, including a Trumpet
Award, a SCLC Drum Major for Justice Award in Government, a City of Atlanta
Women Distinguished Service Award, a Georgia Teachers of English to Speakers of
Other Languages Public Service Award, a Metro Atlanta Task Force for the
Homeless Award, the Georgia Conservation Voters Environmental Leadership Award,
and the Georgia Department of Labor Outstanding Achievement Award;
and
WHEREAS,
Representative Sinkfield is united in love and marriage to her supportive
husband, Richard, and she has been blessed with two remarkable children, Rita
Denise and Richard III, and five delightful grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of
this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the Honorable Georganna Sinkfield on her many outstanding
achievements and invite her to be recognized by the House of Representatives at
a date and time to be determined by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
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
Representative Georganna Sinkfield.
