Bill Text: GA SR433 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Kermit Yates Memorial Highway; dedicate
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-21 - Senate Read and Referred [SR433 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR433-Introduced.html
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Senate
Resolution 433
By:
Senators Hill of the 4th and Carter of the 1st
A
RESOLUTION
Celebrating
the life of Kermit Yates and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Kermit Yates was a prominent citizen of the City of Cobbtown in Tattnall County,
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Yates moved to the City of Cobbtown in the 1930s and departed this life on
October 26, 1995, after a long career as a mechanic and noted member of the
Cobbtown community; and
WHEREAS,
he was the mayor of Cobbtown for many years; he was in charge of the city's
water department and was one of the founders of the water system;
and
WHEREAS,
he was also very active in the Sunlight Primitive Church, where he served as a
deacon and was also the caretaker for the church cemetery; and
WHEREAS,
since Mr. Yates was a mechanic, he kept everyone "running" by working on cars,
trucks, and tractors; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting and proper that a lasting memorial to this outstanding public
servant and community leader be established.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that this body
desires to honor Mr. Kermit Yates by dedicating a portion of SR 152 from the
city limits of Cobbtown, Georgia, to the Coleman Bridge as the Kermit Yates
Memorial Highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Kermit Yates
Memorial Highway.
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 Kermit Yates
and to the Department of Transportation.
