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HR 239 - Fletcher, James H.; commend

Crawford, Robert (Mack) M (129th)

Status Summary	HC:		SC:		FR:	02/05/99	LA:	02/05/99	H - Passed/Adopted

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A RESOLUTION commending James H. Fletcher; and for other purposes.

HR 239                                             LC 22 3459 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Commending James H. Fletcher; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 2  WHEREAS, James H. Fletcher was born in Plains, Georgia, on 
  1- 3  January 3, 1928; and 
 
  1- 4  WHEREAS, he attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, 
  1- 5  earned a BBA degree from Georgia State in 1950, and 
  1- 6  graduated from the Cincinnati College of Embalming in 1956; 
  1- 7  and 
 
  1- 8  WHEREAS, he was a diver on the Georgia Tech Swimming Team 
  1- 9  which won the Southeastern Conference Championship in 1949; 
  1-10  and 
 
  1-11  WHEREAS, he answered his country's call to defend liberty 
  1-12  and served two years in the United States Navy, sailing 
  1-13  around the world on the Aircraft Carrier "Valley Forge"; and 
 
  1-14  WHEREAS, he began his professional career as a funeral 
  1-15  director when he moved to Thomaston, Georgia, in 1956, and 
  1-16  earned the Certified Funeral Service Practitioners 
  1-17  designation from the Academy of Professional Funeral Service 
  1-18  Practice in 1992; and 
 
  1-19  WHEREAS, he has provided outstanding leadership to his 
  1-20  professional organization as President of the Georgia 
  1-21  Funeral Directors Association, and to his community as 
  1-22  President of the Thomaston-Upson County Chamber of Commerce, 
  1-23  the Thomaston Lions Club, and the Thomaston Touchdown Club, 
  1-24  and as Board Chairman of the Upson County Vocational and 
  1-25  Technical School, the Thomaston Board of Education, and 
  1-26  board member of the Upson County Chapter of the American Red 
  1-27  Cross; and 
 
  1-28  WHEREAS, active in the Boy Scouts of America since he was 
  1-29  eleven years old, he was an exemplary Scoutmaster of the 
  1-30  Molena, Georgia, troup, and served on the Executive 
  1-31  Committee from 1950 to 1955; he has served with distinction 
  1-32  as Co-Scoutmaster for Thomaston's Troop 19, as District SME 
  1-33  Chairman and District Chairman of the Pine Mountain 
  1-34  District, and is currently serving as a valuable member of 
  1-35  the Pine Mountain District Eagle Scout Committee, the Silver 
 
 
 
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  2- 1  Beaver Selection Committee, and the Executive Committee for 
  2- 2  the Flint River Council; and 
 
  2- 3  WHEREAS, his many valuable contributions to scouting and his 
  2- 4  excellent influence on the lives of young people have been 
  2- 5  recognized with Scouting's Silver Beaver Award, and the 
  2- 6  Association of Baptist Good Shepherd Award; and 
 
  2- 7  WHEREAS, he is married to Ann Pasley and the father of three 
  2- 8  children, Laura Durand, James P. Fletcher, and Robert H. 
  2- 9  Fletcher, eight grandchilren, and one step-granddaughter. 
 
  2-10  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 
  2-11  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend James 
  2-12  H. Fletcher for his leadership in his community, and his 
  2-13  energetic and enthusiastic participation in the lives of 
  2-14  young people through scouting. 
 
  2-15  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of 
  2-16  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an 
  2-17  appropriate copy of this resolution to James H. Fletcher. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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