Bill Text: GA SR583 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Morgan, Sr., Honorable Jack Hays; condolences
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-03-12 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR583 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR583-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 583
By:
Senator Douglas of the 17th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Honorable Jack Hays Morgan, Sr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the untimely passing of Honorable Jack Hays Morgan, Sr., on March 3, 2009;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Morgan was born in 1919 in Newton County, Georgia, and was known as an
intelligent, fair minded, and dedicated community leader and entrepreneur;
and
WHEREAS,
as a young man, Mr. Morgan worked several odd jobs including picking peaches,
working at a bus station snack bar, and delivering bread for a bakery, before he
entered the Navy to serve as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty;
and
WHEREAS,
upon his return home from the service, Mr. Morgan entered the agricultural field
as a pulpwood cutter and was instrumental in the post-War World II development
of Newton County, opening the county's first pulpwood yard, Morgan Timber
Company, and later founding the area's first grading and paving services with
Morgan Concrete Company; and
WHEREAS,
over the years, Mr. Morgan expanded his business and agricultural ventures to
include cotton and dairy farming, raising cattle, harvesting peaches and
soybeans, and many real estate and development projects; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Morgan's interest in politics and public service began in 1961 when he was
elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, and he continued to serve as a
state and community leader as Newton County Commission Chairman;
and
WHEREAS,
during his eight year tenure as chairman, Mr. Morgan oversaw the paving of 142
miles of county roads and the start of the county's first ambulance service,
garbage collections, and landfill;
and
WHEREAS, he was a devoted man of faith and civic leader as an active member of Covington's First United Methodist Church and the Georgia Rural Development Authority; and
WHEREAS, he was a devoted man of faith and civic leader as an active member of Covington's First United Methodist Church and the Georgia Rural Development Authority; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Morgan was united in love and marriage to Barbara Davis and was blessed with
eight remarkable children; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Morgan will long be remembered for his love of family and friendship, and
this loyal husband, father, neighbor, and friend will be missed by all who had
the great fortune of knowing him.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
honoring the life and memory of the Honorable Jack Hays Morgan, Sr., 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 Jack Hays
Morgan, Sr.
