Bill Text: GA HR1204 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Burkhalter, Honorable Mark; appreciation; express
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-01-28 - House Read and Adopted [HR1204 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1204-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1204
By:
Representatives Smith of the
113th,
Jones of the
46th,
Keen of the
179th,
Martin of the
47th,
Harbin of the
118th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and expressing appreciation to the Honorable Mark Burkhalter; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mark Burkhalter is a distinguished native son of the State of Georgia, born in
Atlanta and raised in Alpharetta;
WHEREAS,
he graduated from Milton High School and earned two B.A. degrees from the
University of Georgia where he served as President of the International
Relations Club and as Chair of the University's Model United Nations Delegation,
leading that organization to two national titles; and
WHEREAS,
after college he worked for several years at the United States Capitol and then
returned to Atlanta, where he began a long and successful career in real estate
development as the principal of Burkhalter Realty and Akin Properties;
and
WHEREAS,
he has been an active participant and leader in community and professional
activities too numerous to list and is widely known and respected in the Johns
Creek area; and
WHEREAS,
he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1992 and has served in
this body with dedication and distinction continuously since; and
WHEREAS,
Representative Burkhalter served as Administration Floor Leader for Governor
Sonny Perdue and was later elected as Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of
Representatives in 2005, serving in that capacity until January of 2010 when he
briefly succeeded to the office of Speaker of the House, making him one of the
few Georgians in history to have held that high office; and
WHEREAS,
all of the members of this House who have been privileged to serve with
Representative Burkhalter respect him for his great abilities, his tireless
devotion to the betterment of the State of Georgia, and his many outstanding
legislative accomplishments.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body do hereby join in recognizing and expressing appreciation to the
Honorable Mark Burkhalter.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to
Representative Burkhalter.
