Bill Text: GA SR42 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Gallup, Dr. Donald G.; condolences
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-27 - House Read and Adopted [SR42 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR42-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 42
By:
Senator Carter of the 1st
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Dr. Donald G. Gallup; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the passing of Dr. Donald G. Gallup on January 8, 2011; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Gallup was born on June 20, 1936, in Youngstown, Ohio, a beloved son of the
late Robert Jonathan and Dorothy Daverin Gallup; and
WHEREAS,
he earned a bachelor's degree from Clemson College of South Carolina and a
medical degree from Emory University, completed an internship at Greenville
General Hospital in South Carolina, served his residency at the Naval Hospital
in San Diego, and completed a fellowship at the University of Michigan Medical
Center; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Gallup served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the
United States Navy for 20 years, serving as a flight surgeon, as chief of staff
of the OB/GYN Naval Hospital in Taipei, and Staff Director of Gynecologic
Oncology at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Virginia, before retiring from
service with the rank of captain; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Gallup was united in love and marriage for 14 wonderful years to Dr. Pamela
Coman Gallup and was blessed with four remarkable children, Daverin, R. Kelly,
R. Jonathan, and Savanna, and five wonderful grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
he gave inspiration to many through his high ideals, morals, and deep concern
for his fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding he
demonstrated to his family and friends were admired by others; and
WHEREAS,
he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example he made of
his life, he made this world a better place in which to live;
and
WHEREAS, a compassionate and generous man, Dr. Gallup will long be remembered for his love of family and friendship, and this loyal husband, father, brother, and friend will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing him.
WHEREAS, a compassionate and generous man, Dr. Gallup will long be remembered for his love of family and friendship, and this loyal husband, father, brother, and friend will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing him.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY that the members of this body
join in honoring the life and memory of Dr. Donald G. Gallup and express their
deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Dr. Donald
G. Gallup.
