Bill Text: GA HR242 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: William R. and Mamie Steele Cook Memorial Bridge; dedicate
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-11 - House Second Readers [HR242 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR242-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 242
By:
Representative Davis of the
109th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the lives of William Raleigh Cook and Mamie Steele Cook and dedicating a lasting
memorial in their memory; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
William Raleigh Cook was born in Henry County, Georgia, on July 4, 1888, and
passed away on August 30, 1957; and
WHEREAS,
Mamie Leona Steele was born in Henry County, Georgia, on October 5, 1893, and
passed away on July 19, 1971; and
WHEREAS,
they were married in Henry County on December 18, 1912, and set up a homestead
at Little Cotton Indian Creek and Decatur Road (now Ga. Hwy 155);
and
WHEREAS,
they farmed the local area and lived on Little Cotton Indian Creek throughout
their lives, and they served as managers of the historic Shingleroof Campground
Hotel in the1920's and 1930's; and
WHEREAS,
they were lifelong members at nearby Salem Baptist Church and greeted and met
travellers along Decatur Road for nearly a century; and
WHEREAS,
the ancestors of both William and Mamie Cook were among the earliest white
settlers of Henry County, Georgia, including John Cook who settled in Henry
County after serving in the War of 1812 and also including veterans of the Civil
War and the Spanish American War. These ancestors lived in the area around
Little Cotton Indian Creek along Decatur Road; and
WHEREAS,
the descendants of William and Mamie Cook include four generations of Henry
County residents, many of whom still reside on and near the original homestead.
Their number includes decorated veterans of the Second World War, the Korean
War, and the Vietnam Conflict. Additionally, many of these descendants have
served Henry County as successful businesspersons, academics, horse and cattle
ranchers, real estate developers, and professionals in banking, technology,
healthcare, and engineering; and
WHEREAS,
it is only proper and fitting that a lasting memorial be dedicated to the memory
of William and Mamie Cook.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body honor the lives of William Raleigh Cook and Mamie Steele Cook and
dedicate the bridge on SR 155 at Little Cotton Indian Creek as the William R.
and Mamie Steele Cook Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the William R. and
Mamie Steele Cook Memorial Bridge.
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 the family of
William R. and Mamie Steele Cook and to the Department of Transportation.
