Bill Text: GA SR1203 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Brown, Mrs. Josephine Burdette; recognize
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-21 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1203 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR1203-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 1203
By:
Senators Ramsey, Sr. of the 43rd and Jeffares of the 17th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mrs. Josephine Burdette Brown; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Josephine Burdette Brown was born in Newton County, Georgia, a beloved
daughter of John and Ruth Burge Burdette; and
WHEREAS,
she graduated from Albany State University with numerous citations and
certificates; and
WHEREAS,
she has been cited by the University of Georgia, Gainesville Junior College, and
Kennesaw State University for her outstanding contributions; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Brown became the first African American Senior Center director in Newton
County and was the director for Heard Start before working in the aging field;
and
WHEREAS,
she is a charter member of the Newton County African American Council for the
Arts and an active member of the NAACP; and
WHEREAS,
she has received numerous meritorious citations in partnership, including the
Senior Center participation in the United States Census in 2010, Certificate of
Local Government Management by the University of Georgia in 2003, the Leadership
of Newton County Award by the Newton County Chambers of Commerce, and the Newton
County Certificate of Appreciation; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Brown has received numerous honors, including the MLK Dream Alive Award in
1991, the Outstanding Community Service in Volunteerism Award and the I Have a
Dream Award in 1993, the Faithful and Consecrated Services Award in 1995, and
the Outstanding Service Award in 2000; and
WHEREAS,
she has been honored for service to the Council on Aging with a Certificate of
Continuing Education in Gerontology in 1983, the Outstanding Accomplishments
Award in 2000, the Outstanding Operational Facility Award in 2004, the 2001
Event of the Year in 2002, and the Senior Adult Section in 2003;
and
WHEREAS,
a woman of deep and abiding faith, Mrs. Brown is an active member of the Graves
Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church where she serves on seven different
boards within the church and was honored with the Outstanding Service Award in
1998; and
WHEREAS,
she was united in love and marriage to the late Staff Sergeant Dave William
Brown, a Vietnam veteran, and together they were blessed with two remarkable
children and four wonderful grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Brown continues to be a mentor to her extended family and community, and 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
Mrs. Josephine Burdette Brown for effective, efficient, unselfish, and dedicated
public service and contributions to her family and her community and for helping
to make Newton County a better place in which to live in for all
citizens.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. Josephine Burdette
Brown.