Bill Text: GA HR508 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Charles Thomas Edwards Memorial Bridge; Jasper and Butts Counties; dedicate
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-08 - House Second Readers [HR508 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR508-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 508
By:
Representative Holmes of the
125th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life of Charles Thomas Edwards and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Charles Thomas Edwards, son of Colonel C.H. and Nancy Edwards was born July 31,
1893. He married Miss Myra Bulgin in 1918, and they had three daughters: Mrs.
Frank Burrell, Mrs. Walker Brock, and Mrs. Paul Kendrick. Mr. Edwards was called
to his reward February 18, 1974; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Edwards received his education at Young Harris College and Emory University.
After teaching several years in the public schools of Georgia, he resigned to
take a job with the State Highway Department. He was an educated, efficient,
and dependable worker; and
WHEREAS,
Charles Edwards was exceptionally active in civic and church affairs. He was
superintendent of Jasper County Schools, Mayor of Monticello, and a State
Highway Engineer and represented Jasper County in the Georgia Senate. He was a
past Master of Jasper Lodge Number 50 of Free and Accepted Masons, Monticello,
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
a Methodist with fervor, he gave freely of his time, talents, gifts, and
prayers. He served as Sunday school superintendent, member of the official
board, church treasurer, and trustee, and he represented his church at district
and annual conferences and taught a Sunday school class over a period of 60
years; and
WHEREAS,
he is the author of three books:
Tales of the Blue
Ridge,
A Blue Ridge Mountain
Boy, and
God Is
Good. The first two books stem from
events in his own life and in the lives of his Blue Ridge neighbors. The last
book is an expression of his own belief in God. In these, he left a heritage of
folklore and faith to his family and to lovers of Georgia traditions;
and
WHEREAS,
those who had the rich privilege of knowing him will remember him as a man of
great faith, wholesome humor, and warm friendliness. They will remember him as
a man quick to champion the right and to make clear his disapproval of the
wrong. His solid integrity was eloquent and his presence a moral strength in
any group; and
WHEREAS,
it is only proper to honor the memory of this life well-lived with a lasting
memorial.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that this body
hereby joins in honoring the life and memory of Charles Thomas Edwards and
dedicates the bridge over the Ocmulgee River on SR 16 at the Jasper/Butts County
line as the Charles Thomas Edwards Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Charles Thomas
Edwards Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of
Charles Thomas Edwards and the Department of Transportation.
