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03 LC 19 5678/AP
House Resolution 146 (AS PASSED
HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representative Amerson of the 9th
By: Representative Amerson of the 9th
A RESOLUTION
Designating the Dean Bryant Intersection; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, Dean Bryant was born in Lumpkin County, Georgia, on February 9, 1933, and has lived all of his life very near the intersection of Highway 115 and Highway 52 in that county; and
WHEREAS, he attended school in Lumpkin County where he participated in many activities, including basketball; and
WHEREAS, he was called to be a minister in the Baptist Church in 1950 and has been a faithful pastor of 16 Baptist churches across northeast Georgia for the past 52 years; and
WHEREAS, "Preacher" Dean Bryant has faithfully visited the sick on a daily basis for many years in their homes and in the area hospitals; and
WHEREAS, he married the former Barbara Manly and they raised three children in Lumpkin County in a home near the intersection of Highway 115 and Highway 52; and
WHEREAS, in fact, there have been very few days during his lifetime that Dean Bryant has not traveled through this intersection; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that this highway intersection be named for Dean Bryant in whose life it has figured so prominently and who has distinguished himself in kindness to his neighbors in Lumpkin County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of Highway 115 and Highway 52 in Lumpkin County, east of Dahlonega, Georgia, is designated the Dean Bryant Intersection.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such intersection.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Dean Bryant and the Department of Transportation.
WHEREAS, Dean Bryant was born in Lumpkin County, Georgia, on February 9, 1933, and has lived all of his life very near the intersection of Highway 115 and Highway 52 in that county; and
WHEREAS, he attended school in Lumpkin County where he participated in many activities, including basketball; and
WHEREAS, he was called to be a minister in the Baptist Church in 1950 and has been a faithful pastor of 16 Baptist churches across northeast Georgia for the past 52 years; and
WHEREAS, "Preacher" Dean Bryant has faithfully visited the sick on a daily basis for many years in their homes and in the area hospitals; and
WHEREAS, he married the former Barbara Manly and they raised three children in Lumpkin County in a home near the intersection of Highway 115 and Highway 52; and
WHEREAS, in fact, there have been very few days during his lifetime that Dean Bryant has not traveled through this intersection; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that this highway intersection be named for Dean Bryant in whose life it has figured so prominently and who has distinguished himself in kindness to his neighbors in Lumpkin County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of Highway 115 and Highway 52 in Lumpkin County, east of Dahlonega, Georgia, is designated the Dean Bryant Intersection.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such intersection.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Dean Bryant and the Department of Transportation.