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Honoring the life of Bobby Lee Hill; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, former state representative and well-known civil rights activist Bobby Lee Hill died on December 1, 2000, at the age of 59 years; and

WHEREAS, by the magnitude of his personality and his prodigious talent, he was able to inspire and lead his community; and

WHEREAS, in 1968, he became the first black person elected to the Georgia House of Representatives from Chatham County since Reconstruction; and

WHEREAS, he served with great distinction as the Representative for the 127th House District in west Savannah for 14 years; and

WHEREAS, greatly admired for his ability as a trial lawyer and for his dazzling oratorical skill, he was a founding member of the law firm Hill, Jones, and Farrington, which championed civil rights issues with particular zeal; and

WHEREAS, in 1968, he represented plaintiffs in the landmark case that desegregated the Savannah-Chatham County School System; and

WHEREAS, a 1963 graduate of Savannah State University, he received a law degree from Howard University; and

WHEREAS, most recently, he served as the CEO of National Legal Network Group, Inc., a lawyer referral service; and

WHEREAS, Bobby Hill was a brilliant leader and a sincere public servant who was always willing to serve as the voice for people who could not speak for themselves.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body remember and honor the life of Bobby Lee Hill for his distinguished service to the State of Georgia and express to his family their sincere sympathy for their loss.

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 the family of Bobby Lee Hill.

IN HOUSE
Read and Adopted
January 26, 2001

Robert E. Rivers, Jr.
Clerk