Bill Text: GA HR1585 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Tillman, Mr. Earl; commend
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-23 - House Read and Adopted [HR1585 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1585-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1585
By:
Representatives Dempsey of the
13th,
Coomer of the
14th,
Reece of the
11th,
and Crawford of the
16th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending 26th Annual Heart of the Community Board of Governors' Award
Winner Mr. Earl Tillman; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Earl Tillman's reputation for community service and selfless dedication to
others has been recognized by the Heart of the Community Foundation, Inc., and
the Redmond Regional Medical Center with the 2012 Heart of the Community Board
of Governors' Award; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Tillman has uplifted the community through his service to numerous
organizations, including as deacon and Sunday School teacher at First Baptist
Church, as a commander of the Civil Air Patrol, as alumni president at Berry
College, as a public motivational speaker, and by participating in search and
rescue missions; and
WHEREAS,
he is the published author of
If You Talk the Talk,
You Gotta Walk the Walk and
Don't Depress
Laughter, It Will Go Down On You and Make Your Hips
Bigger; and
WHEREAS,
he is united in love and marriage to Carolyn Tillman and is blessed with two
remarkable children, Tamara Tillman Smathers and Gary Tillman; and
WHEREAS,
the benevolent and honorable deeds of this charitable man serve as a shining
example of volunteerism, and the State of Georgia is honored and blessed to have
Mr. Tillman as a citizen.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mr. Earl Tillman on his outstanding community service and
congratulate him on his receipt of the prestigious 2012 Heart of the Community
Board of Governors' Award.
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 Mr. Earl
Tillman.
