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04 LC 99 0506
House Resolution
1539
By: Representatives Buck of the 112th, Coleman of the 118th, Stanley-Turner of the 43rd, Post 2, Snow of the 1st, Hanner of the 133rd, and others
By: Representatives Buck of the 112th, Coleman of the 118th, Stanley-Turner of the 43rd, Post 2, Snow of the 1st, Hanner of the 133rd, and others
A RESOLUTION
Commending Lieutenant Colonel Myron E. Freeman and
congratulating him on the occasion of his retirement; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, Myron E. Freeman was born April 27, 1950, in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from Atlanta´s Luther Judson Price High School in 1968; and
WHEREAS, he served in the United States Army as a military policeman at Fort Dix, New Jersey; was honorably discharged in 1971; and joined the Georgia State Patrol in May of 1972; and
WHEREAS, he was first assigned to the Georgia State Patrol post in Savannah and later assigned to the Governor´s mansion, thus becoming the first African American to be assigned to executive security; and
WHEREAS, he was promoted to the rank of corporal under Governor Jimmy Carter; and
WHEREAS, while serving as security aide to Governor George D. Busbee, Lt. Colonel Freeman was promoted to sergeant, lieutenant, and captain and designated supervisor, head of security by Governor Busbee and again was the first African American to hold these titles; and
WHEREAS, he was promoted to the rank of major in March of 1989 under Governor Joe Frank Harris and, in 1993, assumed the duties of deputy commissioner for the Georgia Department of Public Safety under Governor Zell Miller; and
WHEREAS, in 2001, Governor Barnes and Department of Motor Vehicle Safety Commissioner Tim Burgess swore in Lt. Colonel Freeman as a member of the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety where he currently serves as accreditation and certification officer for the new agency; and
WHEREAS, Lt. Colonel Freeman holds a bachelor´s degree in criminal justice, a master´s degree in public administration, and is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, he is a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the State Personnel Directors´ Council, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Advisory Committee, and the Peace Officers Association of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, he is married to the beautiful Pamela Johnson-Freeman and together they run a successful business in the East Point community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Lieutenant Colonel Myron E. Freeman for his many years of courageous and faithful service and invaluable contributions to this state, congratulate him on a well earned retirement, and wish him all the best and happiness in the future.
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 Lieutenant Colonel Myron E. Freeman.
WHEREAS, Myron E. Freeman was born April 27, 1950, in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from Atlanta´s Luther Judson Price High School in 1968; and
WHEREAS, he served in the United States Army as a military policeman at Fort Dix, New Jersey; was honorably discharged in 1971; and joined the Georgia State Patrol in May of 1972; and
WHEREAS, he was first assigned to the Georgia State Patrol post in Savannah and later assigned to the Governor´s mansion, thus becoming the first African American to be assigned to executive security; and
WHEREAS, he was promoted to the rank of corporal under Governor Jimmy Carter; and
WHEREAS, while serving as security aide to Governor George D. Busbee, Lt. Colonel Freeman was promoted to sergeant, lieutenant, and captain and designated supervisor, head of security by Governor Busbee and again was the first African American to hold these titles; and
WHEREAS, he was promoted to the rank of major in March of 1989 under Governor Joe Frank Harris and, in 1993, assumed the duties of deputy commissioner for the Georgia Department of Public Safety under Governor Zell Miller; and
WHEREAS, in 2001, Governor Barnes and Department of Motor Vehicle Safety Commissioner Tim Burgess swore in Lt. Colonel Freeman as a member of the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety where he currently serves as accreditation and certification officer for the new agency; and
WHEREAS, Lt. Colonel Freeman holds a bachelor´s degree in criminal justice, a master´s degree in public administration, and is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in Quantico, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, he is a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the State Personnel Directors´ Council, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Advisory Committee, and the Peace Officers Association of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, he is married to the beautiful Pamela Johnson-Freeman and together they run a successful business in the East Point community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Lieutenant Colonel Myron E. Freeman for his many years of courageous and faithful service and invaluable contributions to this state, congratulate him on a well earned retirement, and wish him all the best and happiness in the future.
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 Lieutenant Colonel Myron E. Freeman.