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04 LC 99 0741
House Resolution
1869
By: Representative Oliver of the 121st, Post 2
By: Representative Oliver of the 121st, Post 2
A RESOLUTION
Honoring and remembering the life and public service of Mr.
Grady Mack Rogers, Jr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, the City of Manassas and the State of Georgia lost one of their finest and longest serving mayors with the passing of Mr. Grady Mack Rogers, Jr., on March 18, 2004; and
WHEREAS, he was a native and life-long resident of Tattnall County, Georgia, and a Reidsville High School graduate; and
WHEREAS, beginning in 1984, Mr. Rogers dutifully served the public and his city as the Mayor of Manassas, Georgia, and he retired in 2001 after a long and prodigious career with Lucent Technology; and
WHEREAS, he served his country as a member of the Air National Guard 165th Materiel Squad; and
WHEREAS, he was a cherished and valuable member of Manassas United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, he was the former president of the Claxton Shrine Club, a distinguished member of Ezel Lodge #335, the Reidsville Grand Rascals, and the Seaboard Hunting Club, and a board member of the Sapelo Salt Water Fishing Club; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rogers is survived by his loving wife, Wanda O. Rogers; sons, Grady Mack Rogers III and Kendall Turner; daughters, Tammy Rogers, Rose Marie Morris, and Tracie Durrence; and 13 glorious grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor and remember the great and honorable life and public service of Mr. Grady Mack Rogers, Jr.
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 Wanda O. Rogers.
WHEREAS, the City of Manassas and the State of Georgia lost one of their finest and longest serving mayors with the passing of Mr. Grady Mack Rogers, Jr., on March 18, 2004; and
WHEREAS, he was a native and life-long resident of Tattnall County, Georgia, and a Reidsville High School graduate; and
WHEREAS, beginning in 1984, Mr. Rogers dutifully served the public and his city as the Mayor of Manassas, Georgia, and he retired in 2001 after a long and prodigious career with Lucent Technology; and
WHEREAS, he served his country as a member of the Air National Guard 165th Materiel Squad; and
WHEREAS, he was a cherished and valuable member of Manassas United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, he was the former president of the Claxton Shrine Club, a distinguished member of Ezel Lodge #335, the Reidsville Grand Rascals, and the Seaboard Hunting Club, and a board member of the Sapelo Salt Water Fishing Club; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rogers is survived by his loving wife, Wanda O. Rogers; sons, Grady Mack Rogers III and Kendall Turner; daughters, Tammy Rogers, Rose Marie Morris, and Tracie Durrence; and 13 glorious grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor and remember the great and honorable life and public service of Mr. Grady Mack Rogers, Jr.
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 Wanda O. Rogers.