Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 379 - Buffington, Sara and Herbert; commend

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1. Pinholster  15th       2. Stancil  16th           3. Harris  17th


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HR 379                                            LC 16 4157






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Commending Sara and Herbert Buffington; and for other
  1- 2  purposes.

  1- 3  WHEREAS, Sara and Herbert Buffington have been awarded the
  1- 4  Lamar Haley Community Service Award for 1995, presented
  1- 5  annually by the Canton Rotary Club for outstanding service
  1- 6  to Cherokee County, in recognition of their more than 50
  1- 7  years of service, individually and jointly, to the people of
  1- 8  Cherokee County; and

  1- 9  WHEREAS, Herbert Buffington is a member of one of the oldest
  1-10  families in Cherokee County, and, after attending Reinhardt
  1-11  College and the University of Georgia and completing his
  1-12  military service in World War II, he began what would become
  1-13  a successful half-century in the  practice of law in Canton
  1-14  and became an active member of the Democratic Party; and

  1-15  WHEREAS, Sara Buffington is a native of Mississippi, but she
  1-16  has embraced her adoptive home, and, in addition to her
  1-17  roles as wife, homemaker, and mother, she has remained
  1-18  active as a Sunday School teacher in the Canton Methodist
  1-19  Church and as a member of the Canton Garden Club; and

  1-20  WHEREAS, after successfuly raising their family, Sara and
  1-21  Herbert Buffington became a guiding force in the
  1-22  preservation of Cherokee County history and were
  1-23  instrumental in organizing the 150th Anniversary Celebration
  1-24  of Cherokee County and in the creation of the Cherokee
  1-25  County Historical Society in which they continue to be
  1-26  active leaders.  The culmination of their efforts has been a
  1-27  successful campaign to keep the courthouse in Canton and the
  1-28  education of newcomers to the county, resulting in the
  1-29  Cherokee County Justice Center in Canton, Georgia; and

  1-30  WHEREAS, the outstanding contributions of this couple
  1-31  demonstrate the power of a united effort by a husband and
  1-32  wife.

  1-33  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  1-34  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body do commend and
  1-35  congratulate Sara and Herbert Buffington on being selected
  1-36  as recipients of the Lamar Haley Community Service Award.



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  2- 1  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  2- 2  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  2- 3  appropriate copy of this resolution to Sara and Herbert
  2- 4  Buffington.












































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