Legislation	Clerk's Office	Members	Committees	Meetings	Home	Senate

HR 70 - Jamerson, Dr. John William, Jr.; condolences

Pelote, Dorothy B (149th)	Orrock, Nan (56th)	Jackson, Lester (148th)
Bordeaux, Tom (151st)	Mueller, Anne O'Quin (152nd)	Day, Burke (153rd)

Status Summary	HC:		SC:		FR:	01/25/99	LA:	01/25/99	H - Passed/Adopted

First Reader Summary

A RESOLUTION paying tribute to Dr. John William Jamerson, Jr.; and for other purposes.

HR 70                                               LC 8 3587 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Paying tribute to Dr. John William Jamerson, Jr.; and for 
  1- 2  other purposes. 
 
  1- 3  WHEREAS, Dr. John William Jamerson, Jr., will long be 
  1- 4  remembered by his many friends and family members who valued 
  1- 5  the leadership, courage, and commitment of this prominent 
  1- 6  figure in Savannah, Georgia, and his contributions to social 
  1- 7  justice within his native community; and 
 
  1- 8  WHEREAS, he was born on September 22, 1910, graduated from 
  1- 9  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania in 1933 and from Meharry 
  1-10  Medical College in 1941, and served in the Air Force as a 
  1-11  captain during the Korean War; and 
 
  1-12  WHEREAS, he practiced dentistry in Savannah for more than 40 
  1-13  years, was past president of the Georgia Dental Society and 
  1-14  Chatham Dental Society, a life member of the American Dental 
  1-15  Association and the Georgia Dental Association, a fellow in 
  1-16  the Academy of General Dentistry and the Academy of 
  1-17  Dentistry International; and 
 
  1-18  WHEREAS, he served as a dentist at the Chatham County Health 
  1-19  Department; he was a former secretary to the dental staff at 
  1-20  Memorial Medical Center; and he was an emeritus member of 
  1-21  the dental staffs of Historic Charity Hospital, Memorial 
  1-22  Medical Center, Candler General Hospital, and St. Joseph's 
  1-23  Hospital upon his retirement in 1986; and 
 
  1-24  WHEREAS, he was a life member of the NAACP, and in 1986 he 
  1-25  received the Freedom Award from the Savannah Chapter where 
  1-26  he was an active participant in the civil rights movement 
  1-27  having been the plaintiff in the suit that earned Blacks the 
  1-28  right to register to vote in Chatham County; and 
 
  1-29  WHEREAS, Dr. Jamerson was a devout Christian and an active 
  1-30  member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church for more than 50 
  1-31  years, and he was an influential member of the Human 
  1-32  Relations Council of Savannah and the Board of Directors of 
  1-33  Carnegie Library; and 
 
  1-34  WHEREAS, the exemplary contributions of this distinguished 
  1-35  Georgian have significantly improved the lives of countless 
 
 
 
                                 -1- 
 
 
 
  2- 1  others, and his generous gift of his many talents will be 
  2- 2  long cherished. 
 
  2- 3  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
  2- 4  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body pay tribute to 
  2- 5  Dr. John William Jamerson, Jr., and convey their heartfelt 
  2- 6  sympathy to the members of his family. 
 
  2- 7  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
  2- 8  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 
  2- 9  appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Dr. 
  2-10  John William Jamerson, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 -2-