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04 LC 21 7745/AP
House Resolution 1349 (AS PASSED
HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Brock of the 5th, Graves of the 10th, Forster of the 3rd, Post 1, and White of the 3rd, Post 2
By: Representatives Brock of the 5th, Graves of the 10th, Forster of the 3rd, Post 1, and White of the 3rd, Post 2
A RESOLUTION
Designating the Rembert Olen McAfee Bridge; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, Mr. Rembert Olen McAfee was born in Gordon County on April 20, 1914, the son of Arthur McAfee and Annie Blalock McAfee, and he lived his entire life in the county of his birth, and he passed away on November 9, 2003; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McAfee farmed for 60 years, and his farm on the Coosawattee River was one of the largest and most productive farms in Gordon County; and
WHEREAS, he was a member of Oakman Baptist Church and was an Oakman School trustee, a member of Oakman Community Club, Ranger Community Club, Fairmount Ruritan, and the ASCS Committee and the Red Carpet Cattleman Association; and
WHEREAS, he generously donated to the public the land upon which the bridge over the Coosawattee River on U.S. Highway 411 was built; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McAfee was honest and straightforward in his dealings and he treated everyone with equal dignity, be he of high estate or low; and
WHEREAS, he left behind his beloved wife, Geneva Hunt McAfee, one son, three daughters nine grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and 16 step-great grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, it is only right and proper that this great man be remembered and honored for his life in the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge over the Coosawattee River on U.S. Highway 411 is designated the Rembert Olen McAfee Bridge, and the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers designating the Rembert Olen McAfee Bridge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Mrs. Geneva Hunt McAfee and to the Department of Transportation.
WHEREAS, Mr. Rembert Olen McAfee was born in Gordon County on April 20, 1914, the son of Arthur McAfee and Annie Blalock McAfee, and he lived his entire life in the county of his birth, and he passed away on November 9, 2003; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McAfee farmed for 60 years, and his farm on the Coosawattee River was one of the largest and most productive farms in Gordon County; and
WHEREAS, he was a member of Oakman Baptist Church and was an Oakman School trustee, a member of Oakman Community Club, Ranger Community Club, Fairmount Ruritan, and the ASCS Committee and the Red Carpet Cattleman Association; and
WHEREAS, he generously donated to the public the land upon which the bridge over the Coosawattee River on U.S. Highway 411 was built; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McAfee was honest and straightforward in his dealings and he treated everyone with equal dignity, be he of high estate or low; and
WHEREAS, he left behind his beloved wife, Geneva Hunt McAfee, one son, three daughters nine grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and 16 step-great grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, it is only right and proper that this great man be remembered and honored for his life in the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge over the Coosawattee River on U.S. Highway 411 is designated the Rembert Olen McAfee Bridge, and the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers designating the Rembert Olen McAfee Bridge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Mrs. Geneva Hunt McAfee and to the Department of Transportation.