Bill Text: GA HR707 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Beasley, Mr. G. Duke; commend
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-03-20 - House Read and Adopted [HR707 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR707-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 707
By:
Representatives Beasley-Teague of the
65th,
Fludd of the
66th,
Greene of the
149th,
Lucas of the
139th,
and Brooks of the
63rd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mr. G. Duke Beasley; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. G. Duke Beasley was born on January 19, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana,
where he attended Crispus Attucks High School and excelled in basketball,
baseball, and track; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Beasley earned a bachelor's degree from Wilberforce University and a
master's degree from Indiana University, and he served as a guardian of this
nation's freedom and liberty in the armed forces; and
WHEREAS,
dedicated to public service, Mr. Beasley served as the first African American
Claims Deputy for the Indiana Employment Security Division, and he later moved
to Ohio with his position as Deputy Regional Director with Ohio's Civil Rights
Commission where he administered programs, policies, and procedures for the
state in discrimination matters; and
WHEREAS,
during his years in Ohio, Mr. Beasley also served as president of the East
Cleveland Board of Education and was a personal consultant for East Cleveland's
city manager; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Beasley's career eventually called him to Georgia where he was employed with
the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Atlanta, serving as
Deputy Regional Director; and
WHEREAS,
his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience
and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of this state have earned him the respect and admiration of his
colleagues and associates; and
WHEREAS,
a man devoted to civic duty and his community, Mr. Beasley is a member of the
Urban League, the NAACP, the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, the National
Association of Human Rights Workers, the Southeastern Association of Black
Federal Officials, Resurgens Atlanta, the President's Club, and the Honorable
Order of Kentucky Colonels; and
WHEREAS,
inspired by his mother, the late Emma Ruth Beasley, and his grandfather, David
Vance, Mr. Beasley is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable
reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; by the example
he has made of his life, he makes this world a better place in which to live;
and it is only fitting and proper that he be appropriately
recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mr. G. Duke Beasley for his efficient, effective, unselfish,
and dedicated public service and extend to him their most sincere best wishes
for continued health and happiness.
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. G. Duke
Beasley.
