Bill Text: GA SR1602 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Green, Jr., Rev. Dr. Lloyd; congratulate
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-29 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1602 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR1602-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 1602
By:
Senator Tate of the 38th
A
RESOLUTION
Congratulating
and commending Reverend Dr. Lloyd Green, Jr., upon his retirement; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Lloyd Green, Jr., was born on August 24, 1948, in Jenkinsville, South Carolina,
to adoring parents Sadie and Lloyd Green, Sr.; and
WHEREAS,
he graduated with honors from McCrorey-Liston High School, and in 1970, he
graduated cum laude from Johnson C. Smith University of Charlotte, North
Carolina, and he went on to obtain his Masters of Divinity from the
Interdenominational Theological Center and his Doctorate of Ministry from
McCormick Theological Seminary; and
WHEREAS,
the Reverend Dr. Lloyd Green answered his calling to serve the Lord and was
ordained in 1973 by Catawba Presbytery, and becoming the Pastor of St. James
Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina; and
WHEREAS,
in 1985, Reverend Green was led to become the pastor of Northeastern
Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., where he also served as the
commissioner to the General Assembly representing the National Capital
Presbytery; and
WHEREAS,
he was installed as the pastor of Radcliffe Presbyterian Church of Atlanta,
Georgia, in 1990, and he has continued to serve in many vital roles on the
Committee on Ministry of Greater Atlanta Presbytery and also represented the
Presbytery at the Georgia General Assembly; and
WHEREAS,
he is a devoted husband to his college sweetheart, Bessie Meeks Green, and a
loving father to their two sons, Conte Devon Green and Clifford Evan Green, and
a proud grandfather to his grandsons, Asiel and Emouri, and granddaughter,
Caitlyn Evanna; and
WHEREAS,
Reverend Dr. Lloyd Green, Jr., has lived a life dedicated to others, the church,
and his community as demonstrated by his acts of compassion and generosity too
numerous to count, and it is only fitting and proper that his extraordinary
Christian leadership and service to the citizens of this state be appropriately
recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
congratulate Reverend Dr. Lloyd Green, Jr., upon the occasion of his retirement,
commend him for his many years of ministry and long record of community service,
and wish him well in his future endeavors.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Reverend Dr. Lloyd
Green, Jr.
