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SR 77 - Marshall Shirah Memorial Bridge - designate

Kemp, Rene' D (3rd)

Status Summary	SC:	Trans	HC:	Trans	FR:	01/28/99	LA:	04/28/99	Signed by Governor

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A resolution designating the Marshall Shirah Memorial Bridge.

SR 77    99                                           SR77/AP 
 
        SENATE RESOLUTION 77 
 
        By:  Senator Kemp of the 3rd 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Designating the Marshall Shirah Memorial Bridge; designating 
  1- 2  the intersection of State Highway 515 and State Highway 108 
  1- 3  as "Tara and Megan Bishop Intersection"; and for other 
  1- 4  purposes. 
 
 
 
  1- 5  WHEREAS, Marshall Brandon Shirah was the beloved son of Beau 
  1- 6  and Nancy Shirah of McIntosh County, Georgia; and 
 
  1- 7  WHEREAS, a student at the McIntosh County Academy in Darien, 
  1- 8  Georgia, Marshall's life ended on March 21, 1997, in a 
  1- 9  tragic construction accident on the job site where he worked 
  1-10  with his father building the Interstate 95 South Altamaha 
  1-11  Bridge; and 
 
  1-12  WHEREAS, Marshall was deeply loved by his family and friends 
  1-13  and his death has brought great sorrow to the community in 
  1-14  which he lived; and 
 
  1-15  WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the memory of 
  1-16  Marshall Shirah be honored and memorialized. 
 
  1-17  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 
  1-18  GEORGIA that the members of this body honor the life of 
  1-19  Marshall Brandon Shirah and express regret at his passing. 
 
  1-20  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the bridge located on Interstate 
  1-21  95 on the Glynn County and McIntosh County boundary, between 
  1-22  exits 9 and 10, over the Altamaha River be designated the 
  1-23  Marshall Shirah Memorial Bridge. 
 
  1-24  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation 
  1-25  is authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate 
  1-26  signs at appropriate locations designating said bridge as 
  1-27  provided in this resolution. 
 
  1-28  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is 
  1-29  authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of 
  1-30  this resolution to the parents of Marshall Shirah. 
 
 
 
  1-31  WHEREAS, on July 11, 1997, Tara Bishop and Megan Bishop 
  1-32  tragically lost their lives in a motor vehicle accident at 
 
 
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  2- 1  the intersection of State Highway 515 and State Highway 108 
  2- 2  in Pickens County, Georgia; and 
 
  2- 3  WHEREAS, loss of life on the highways of the state is always 
  2- 4  a tragedy, and the loss is made all the more severe when 
  2- 5  young lives are suddenly cut short; and 
 
  2- 6  WHEREAS, these two sisters were students; 20 year-old Tara 
  2- 7  was transferring from Kennesaw College to Reinhardt College, 
  2- 8  and 13 year-old Megan was a student at Teasley Middle School 
  2- 9  in Cherokee County; and 
 
  2-10  WHEREAS, the grief of their parents, Betty and Larry Bishop, 
  2-11  and other members of their family was deeply shared by the 
  2-12  local community who will long remember these special young 
  2-13  women; and 
 
  2-14  WHEREAS, on behalf of the citizens of Cherokee County and 
  2-15  Pickens County, proper recognition of the loss of these 
  2-16  talented and beloved young women is most appropriate. 
 
  2-17  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 
  2-18  GEORGIA that the members of this body honor the memory of 
  2-19  Tara Bishop and Megan Bishop and designate the intersection 
  2-20  of State Highway 515 and State Highway 108 in Pickens County 
  2-21  as "Tara and Megan Bishop Intersection." 
 
  2-22  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation 
  2-23  is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate 
  2-24  signs so designating the intersection. 
 
  2-25  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is 
  2-26  authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of 
  2-27  this resolution to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bishop and the 
  2-28  Department of Transportation. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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