Bill Text: GA SR1154 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Dryden, Lieutenant Irma C. "Pete"; recognize

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-14 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1154 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SR1154-Enrolled.html

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12 LC 93 1295

Senate Resolution 1154

By: Senator Albers of the 56th

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Lieutenant Irma C. "Pete" Dryden; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Lieutenant Irma C. "Pete" Dryden 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, Lt. Dryden was an Amy Nurse Corps (ANC) nurse with the Tuskegee Airmen; 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, which she continues at the age of 91; and

WHEREAS, she works to preserve and educate our citizens on the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen and Airwomen of World War II by traveling and speaking across the nation; and

WHEREAS, Lt. Dryden has a heartfelt patriotism for this country and a passion to help all youth understand and know that they can accomplish anything they can dream; and

WHEREAS, she is being recognized at the "Celebrating Our Military Heritage: Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen and Airwomen of WWII" event; and

WHEREAS, she was united in love and marriage to the late Charles "A-Train" Dryden, one of the original 99th Pursuit Squadron Aviators; and

WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example she has made of her life, she makes this world a better place in which to live; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend Lieutenant Irma C. "Pete" Dryden for her outstanding contributions to her community and state, and extend their gratitude for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Lieutenant Irma C. "Pete" Dryden.