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03 LC 31 0278/AP
House Resolution 175 (AS PASSED
HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representative Rogers of the 20th
By: Representative Rogers of the 20th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing Boyd Rodney "Rod" Smith and designating the Rod
Smith Memorial Garden; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, Boyd Rodney "Rod" Smith was born in Jefferson, Georgia, in Jackson County on September 29, 1945, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Smith; and
WHEREAS, he was raised in Jefferson, Georgia, and attended Jackson County High School; and had the distinguished honor of being Valedictorian as well as Star Student for the Jefferson High School Class of 1963; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith began his employment with the Department of Transportation in May, 1964, as an Engineering Aide and subsequently earned an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering from Southern Technical Institute having graduated with Honors in 1968; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith returned to the Department of Transportation in 1974 as a Civil Engineering Technologist; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as a career Department of Transportation employee, Mr. Smith rendered outstanding and faithful service in Construction Staking, Construction Supervision, Environmental Analysis, and, lastly, as the Roadside Enhancement Coordinator for the Gainesville District; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was well recognized and highly acclaimed as an expert in wildflower propagation and was creator of the Elachee Watchers, a birding and naturalist society; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was killed suddenly in an on-the-job automobile accident on April 22, 1994; and
WHEREAS, all of his many friends both inside and outside of the Department of Transportation are deeply saddened by Mr. Smith´s death and express their sincere sympathy to his wife Andrea; his stepson Andrew M. Forrester; his two brothers Hammond Smith and James Harold Smith; and his sister Rebecca Ingram; and
WHEREAS, by resolution of the State Transportation Board adopted September 15, 1994, a wildflower garden in the median of State Route 60 (Queen City Parkway) in Gainesville, Georgia, north of I-985, was designated as the "Rod Smith Memorial Garden," but this area is no longer used as a wildflower garden and it is fitting to designate a more appropriate memorial to Mr. Smith.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that in order to express appreciation to Mr. Smith, the wildflower garden in the median of Jesse Jewell Parkway, known as the 129 Bypass, in Gainesville, Georgia, shall be designated as the "Rod Smith Memorial Garden" and the Department of Transportation is authorized to erect and maintain signs so designating the wildflower garden.
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 Mr. Smith.
WHEREAS, Boyd Rodney "Rod" Smith was born in Jefferson, Georgia, in Jackson County on September 29, 1945, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Smith; and
WHEREAS, he was raised in Jefferson, Georgia, and attended Jackson County High School; and had the distinguished honor of being Valedictorian as well as Star Student for the Jefferson High School Class of 1963; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith began his employment with the Department of Transportation in May, 1964, as an Engineering Aide and subsequently earned an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering from Southern Technical Institute having graduated with Honors in 1968; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith returned to the Department of Transportation in 1974 as a Civil Engineering Technologist; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as a career Department of Transportation employee, Mr. Smith rendered outstanding and faithful service in Construction Staking, Construction Supervision, Environmental Analysis, and, lastly, as the Roadside Enhancement Coordinator for the Gainesville District; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was well recognized and highly acclaimed as an expert in wildflower propagation and was creator of the Elachee Watchers, a birding and naturalist society; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Smith was killed suddenly in an on-the-job automobile accident on April 22, 1994; and
WHEREAS, all of his many friends both inside and outside of the Department of Transportation are deeply saddened by Mr. Smith´s death and express their sincere sympathy to his wife Andrea; his stepson Andrew M. Forrester; his two brothers Hammond Smith and James Harold Smith; and his sister Rebecca Ingram; and
WHEREAS, by resolution of the State Transportation Board adopted September 15, 1994, a wildflower garden in the median of State Route 60 (Queen City Parkway) in Gainesville, Georgia, north of I-985, was designated as the "Rod Smith Memorial Garden," but this area is no longer used as a wildflower garden and it is fitting to designate a more appropriate memorial to Mr. Smith.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that in order to express appreciation to Mr. Smith, the wildflower garden in the median of Jesse Jewell Parkway, known as the 129 Bypass, in Gainesville, Georgia, shall be designated as the "Rod Smith Memorial Garden" and the Department of Transportation is authorized to erect and maintain signs so designating the wildflower garden.
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 Mr. Smith.