Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 1109 - Lewis C. Adams, Jr., Bridge; designate

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1. Streat  167th


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House Vote: Yeas 100   Nays 0           Senate Vote: Yeas 52  Nays 0                                
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              2/27/96  Read 1st Time         3/6/96                                                 
              2/28/96  Read 2nd Time         3/12/96                                                
              2/28/96  Favorably Reported    3/12/96                                                
              3/6/96   Read 3rd Time         3/14/96                                                
              3/6/96   Passed/Adopted        3/14/96                                                
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              4/15/96  Signed by Governor                                                           
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HR 1109                                            LC 9 8820S






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Designating the Lewis C. Adams, Jr., Bridge; designating the
  1- 2  Carl Savage Peaster, Sr., Highway; designating a portion of
  1- 3  Georgia Highway 114 in Chattooga County as the Lieutenant
  1- 4  Colonel Lee Lenderman Memorial Highway; and designating the
  1- 5  J. W. "Champ" Harrelson Memorial Bridge; and for other
  1- 6  purposes.

                           Part I

  1- 7  WHEREAS, Lewis C. Adams, Jr., spent his boyhood near
  1- 8  Chatterton, Georgia; and

  1- 9  WHEREAS, he answered his county's call to duty in the
  1-10  infantry of the United States Army; and

  1-11  WHEREAS, he was a Private First Class in Company B, 19th
  1-12  Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, on October 14,
  1-13  1951, when his company encountered intense enemy fire near
  1-14  Pyoru, Korea; and

  1-15  WHEREAS, he volunteered to stay behind, providing cover fire
  1-16  while the other soldiers retreated; and

  1-17  WHEREAS, he gave his life for his fellow soldiers and in the
  1-18  defense of liberty; and

  1-19  WHEREAS, for his extraordinary courage, he was posthumously
  1-20  awarded the Silver Star; and

  1-21  WHEREAS, his family remembers him as a kind man, happiest
  1-22  when he could spend time with his family or help a friend or
  1-23  stranger; and

  1-24  WHEREAS, he was laid to rest at Chatterton Church, where his
  1-25  parents, two sisters, and a brother also have been laid to
  1-26  rest.

  1-27  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
  1-28  GEORGIA that the members of this body designate the bridge
  1-29  on State Route 32 over Otter Creek, near Chatterton,
  1-30  Georgia, as the Lewis C. Adams, Jr., Bridge, in honor of
  1-31  this courageous soldier and devoted family man.





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                          Part II

  2- 1  WHEREAS, Carl Peaster is a distinguished resident of
  2- 2  Montezuma, Georgia, who retired after an illustrious 40 year
  2- 3  career as a coach and principal; and

  2- 4  WHEREAS, for the past 21 years, he served as principal of
  2- 5  Macon County High School where he was loved by the many
  2- 6  students who he motivated and inspired to achievement; and

  2- 7  WHEREAS, he was born and raised in Montezuma and graduated
  2- 8  from Macon County High School in 1952 where he was a star of
  2- 9  the basketball team; and

  2-10  WHEREAS, as a basketball player, he was a National Hall of
  2-11  Fame nominee, scored 2,000 points in high school, was state
  2-12  tournament MVP, played All-State for three years, was an
  2-13  all-star, and averaged 22 points per game in college; and

  2-14  WHEREAS, as a basketball coach his accomplishments include:
  2-15  a record of 447 wins, 98 losses, and 37 championships;
  2-16  coaching one All-American team, six All-Stars, and numerous
  2-17  All-States; 26 girls received scholarships; National Coach
  2-18  of the Year runner-up in 1982 and a nomination in 1985; six
  2-19  times regional Coach of the Year; twice Georgia Coach of the
  2-20  Year; and once Southeastern United States Coach of the Year;
  2-21  and

  2-22  WHEREAS, following his high school graduation he served a 21
  2-23  month tour of duty with the United States Army, serving in
  2-24  army intelligence; and

  2-25  WHEREAS, after being honorably discharged, he spent his
  2-26  college years at Georgia Southwestern College and Georgia
  2-27  Southern University; and

  2-28  WHEREAS, after graduating in 1959, he was named head
  2-29  basketball coach and assistant football coach at Jackson
  2-30  High School in Jackson, Georgia; and

  2-31  WHEREAS, family ties and his love of Montezuma proved
  2-32  stronger than money or position, and he returned to Macon
  2-33  County High School, where he served 11 years as boys'
  2-34  basketball coach and assistant football coach, 21 years as
  2-35  principal, and girls' basketball coach until 1985; and

  2-36  WHEREAS, he is a prominent member of the First Baptist
  2-37  Church in Montezuma where he serves as deacon and director
  2-38  of the Sunday school; and




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                                                  LC 9 8820S

  3- 1  WHEREAS, he and his wife, Gail, have three children, Todd,
  3- 2  Buddy, and Ginger Avril; two grandchildren; and two
  3- 3  step-grandchildren; and

  3- 4  WHEREAS, Carl Peaster, devoted husband, father, and
  3- 5  grandfather, dedicated principal, beloved coach, outstanding
  3- 6  athlete, and church leader has had an indelible impact on
  3- 7  his community and it is abundantly appropriate that a
  3- 8  citizen who has contributed so much be recognized by the
  3- 9  designation of a highway in his honor.

  3-10  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
  3-11  GEORGIA that the portion of Georgia Highway 90 from Macon
  3-12  County High School to the city limits is designated as the
  3-13  Carl Savage Peaster, Sr., Highway.

                          Part III

  3-14  WHEREAS, Marcus Lee Lenderman was a native of Chattooga
  3-15  County, Georgia, and an outstanding, multi-sport athlete at
  3-16  Chattooga High School from which he graduated in 1969 after
  3-17  setting numerous school records, receiving many awards for
  3-18  superior athletic performance, and being recognized for his
  3-19  leadership; and

  3-20  WHEREAS, Lee Lenderman not only excelled in athletic
  3-21  competition but also was an outstanding scholar and
  3-22  maintained a "straight A" average at Chattooga High School,
  3-23  and he went on to graduate from the University of Georgia in
  3-24  1975 after lettering in football at that institution for two
  3-25  years; and

  3-26  WHEREAS, Lee Lenderman thereafter devoted his career and
  3-27  life to serving his nation as an officer in the United
  3-28  States Marine Corps and first reported for duty to Marine
  3-29  Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 at Camp Pendleton,
  3-30  California, in 1978; and

  3-31  WHEREAS, Lee Lenderman served his country with distinction
  3-32  and pride as a helicopter pilot, rose to the rank of
  3-33  Lieutenant Colonel, and earned numerous commendation and
  3-34  service medals for his outstanding service and devotion to
  3-35  duty before giving his all in the defense of his nation when
  3-36  he was killed while on a nighttime live ammunition
  3-37  helicopter training mission in California in 1993; and

  3-38  WHEREAS, Lee Lenderman graced his family, community, and
  3-39  country with his courage and leadership, and it is only
  3-40  fitting and proper that his name should be memorialized in
  3-41  his native state and county.


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                                                  LC 9 8820S

  4- 1  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL
  4- 2  ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that that portion of Georgia Highway 114
  4- 3  in Chattooga County between the intersection of said highway
  4- 4  with U.S. Highway 27 and the corporate limits of the Town of
  4- 5  Lyerly is designated as the Lieutenant Colonel Lee Lenderman
  4- 6  Memorial Highway.

                          Part IV

  4- 7  WHEREAS, there is a bridge over the Little Ocmulgee River,
  4- 8  known locally as Gum Swamp Creek, which separates Wheeler
  4- 9  County and Telfair County on Wheeler County Road No. 180;
  4-10  and

  4-11  WHEREAS, the land upon which such bridge is constructed
  4-12  together with a substantial portion of the right of way of
  4-13  said county road was donated by J. W. "Champ" Harrelson; and

  4-14  WHEREAS, J. W. "Champ" Harrelson was a native son of
  4-15  Georgia, born and reared in Wheeler County, Georgia, where
  4-16  he lived nobly until his death in 1955; and

  4-17  WHEREAS, there is considerable interest among members of the
  4-18  community around such bridge that it be named in honor of J.
  4-19  W. "Champ" Harrelson.

  4-20  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
  4-21  GEORGIA that the bridge over the Little Ocmulgee River,
  4-22  known locally as Gum Swamp Creek, which separates Wheeler
  4-23  County and Telfair County and located in the 1450 G. M.
  4-24  District of Wheeler County, Georgia, on the right of way of
  4-25  County Road No. 180 be designated as the J. W. "Champ"
  4-26  Harrelson Memorial Bridge.

                           Part V

  4-27  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation
  4-28  is directed to provide and maintain appropriate signs
  4-29  designating the Lewis C. Adams, Jr., Bridge, the Carl Savage
  4-30  Peaster, Sr., Highway, the Lieutenant Colonel Lee Lenderman
  4-31  Memorial Highway, and the J. W. "Champ" Harrelson Memorial
  4-32  Bridge.

  4-33  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  4-34  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit
  4-35  appropriate copies of this resolution to Ms. Linda Anderson
  4-36  Selph, Mr. Carl Savage Peaster, Sr., the family of Lee
  4-37  Lenderman, Mr. J. W. Harrelson's daughter, Rosa Harrelson
  4-38  Crowe, and the Department of Transportation.




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