Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 217 - Patten, Honorable Robert Lee, II; condolences

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1. Barnes  33rd           2. Lane  146th             3. Shaw  176th
4. Lee  94th              5. Benefield  96th         6. Walker  141st


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HR 217                                             LC 9 8133






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Expressing regret at the passing of Honorable Robert Lee
  1- 2  Patten II; and for other purposes.

  1- 3  WHEREAS, Honorable Robert Lee Patten II served as a
  1- 4  dedicated member of the House of Representatives from 1973
  1- 5  until his death in 1994; and

  1- 6  WHEREAS, he provided outstanding leadership as the chairman
  1- 7  of the House Committee on Natural Resources and as
  1- 8  co-chairman of the Solid Waste Study Committee; and

  1- 9  WHEREAS, he served as the secretary of the University System
  1-10  of Georgia Committee, as chairman of the Natural Resources
  1-11  Subcommittee on Gas, Oil, Geology, and Minerals, and as a
  1-12  longstanding member of the Appropriations Committee and the
  1-13  Governmental Affairs Committee; and

  1-14  WHEREAS, he maintained the tradition begun by his
  1-15  grandfather and followed by his father of serving in the
  1-16  House of Representatives and his diligence and dedication
  1-17  brought honor and credit to his family; and

  1-18  WHEREAS, he served in the Army Air Corps during World War
  1-19  II; and

  1-20  WHEREAS, he served as mayor pro tempore of Lakeland,
  1-21  Georgia; and

  1-22  WHEREAS, he was a stockholder and director of Patten Seed
  1-23  Company and a director of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in
  1-24  Lakeland, Georgia; and

  1-25  WHEREAS, he is survived by his wife, Roselyn Carter Patten,
  1-26  his two children, Lawson and Paula, and two sisters, Betty
  1-27  Swindle and Nell Roquemore; and

  1-28  WHEREAS, his distinguished public and community service, his
  1-29  knowledge and understanding of the many complex issues
  1-30  facing the State of Georgia and its citizens, and his
  1-31  willingness to be of service to the members of the General
  1-32  Assembly make him a person who will be missed by the members
  1-33  of this body.




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                                                   LC 9 8133

  2- 1  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  2- 2  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body express their
  2- 3  deepest regret at the passing of Honorable Robert Lee Patten
  2- 4  II and extend their sincerest sympathy to the members of his
  2- 5  family.

  2- 6  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  2- 7  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  2- 8  appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of the
  2- 9  Honorable Robert Lee Patten II.







































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