Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 1092 - Lomax, Coach L.J. "Stan"; commend

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HR 1092                                             LC 9 8779






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Commending Coach L. J. "Stan" Lomax; and for other purposes.

  1- 2  WHEREAS, Coach L. J. "Stan" Lomax was recently inducted into
  1- 3  the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, joining such other sports
  1- 4  stars as Ty Cobb, John Heisman, and Hank Aaron; and

  1- 5  WHEREAS, he began his coaching  career at Risley High School
  1- 6  in Brunswick, where he had a record of 101-36-4 after 15
  1- 7  years, and then he returned to his alma mater, Fort Valley
  1- 8  State College, where he coached for another 15 years,
  1- 9  amassing an 86-33-7 record; and

  1-10  WHEREAS, he became a coach because of his lifelong desire to
  1-11  give back to society a measure of what he had received, and
  1-12  he reasoned that he was better suited to reaching young men
  1-13  as a coach than as a clergyman, and reach them he did, so
  1-14  well that now he has a huge "family" of men who return to
  1-15  thank him for the positive role he played in their lives;
  1-16  and

  1-17  WHEREAS, at 72 years of age, Coach Lomax continues to be
  1-18  successful in his many undertakings and, as executive
  1-19  director of the Peach County Chamber of Commerce, he
  1-20  demonstrates the traits that have made him so successful:
  1-21  his abilities as a diplomat and as an ambassador of
  1-22  goodwill, his love of people, his unselfishness, and his
  1-23  modesty; and

  1-24  WHEREAS, he credits much of his success to a good life and a
  1-25  good wife.

  1-26  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  1-27  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Coach
  1-28  L. J. "Stan" Lomax for his many contributions to the youth
  1-29  of this state.

  1-30  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  1-31  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  1-32  appropriate copy of this resolution to Coach L. J. "Stan"
  1-33  Lomax.





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