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Commending Mrs. Betty Lyons; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mrs. Betty Lyons has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that she has played in community leadership and her deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of her state as evidenced dramatically by her more than 35 years of superlative service as secretary and administrative assistant in the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and for many members of the House of Representatives in the Legislative Office Building, including the chairman of the House Insurance Committee and, most recently, E.M. "Buddy" Childers, the chairman of the House Health and Ecology Committee; and

WHEREAS, her equanimity, professionalism, and good will serve her in good stead as she exercises her many duties, including last-second scheduling and rescheduling arrangements, the keeping of minutes, and the tracking of committee changes to legislation; and

WHEREAS, her significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable patience and diplomacy, her keen sense of vision, and her sensitivity to the needs of the members of the General Assembly have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates and the members of this body in particular; and

WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; her loyalty, competency, reliability, and enthusiasm have distinguished her superlative service to this state; and her friendship is counted by everyone under the Gold Dome as a special experience they will always treasure; and

WHEREAS, she has announced her retirement on April 30, 2002, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Mrs. Betty Lyons for her over three and one-half decades of efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the citizens of her state; convey to her their heartiest congratulations upon the occasion of her retirement; and extend to her their most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. Betty Lyons.