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04 LC 99 0760
Senate Resolution
1067
By: Senators Seabaugh of the 28th and Lee of the 29th
By: Senators Seabaugh of the 28th and Lee of the 29th
A RESOLUTION
Honoring and remembering the life of Mr. Johnny Brown; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the State of Georgia lost a legendary figure in sports reporting when Johnny Brown, a long-time sportswriter and editor for The Times-Herald, left this world on March 13, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brown´s love of sports was evident at an early age, and he served as the sportswriter for Newnan High School´s school newspaper and, while attending the university, as a varsity football manager for the Bulldogs; and
WHEREAS, he began his professional sportswriting career at The Newnan Herald in 1946, and, after that paper merged in 1947 with The Newnan Times to create The Times-Herald, Mr. Brown began his 50 year tenure as sports editor; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brown´s work and reporting was zealously enjoyed by avid sports fans across this state; and
WHEREAS, inarguably one of Georgia´s best sportswriters, in 1996 he was honored by the Georgia Press Association for his 50 years of excellence in sportswriting, and throughout his career he remained a professional in every way; and
WHEREAS, an active member of his community, Mr. Brown served on both the City of Newnan and the Coweta County school boards and was a Coweta County commissioner from 1973 to 1988.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor and remember the life, public service, and reporting of Mr. Johnny Brown and extend to his family their deepest condolences.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Johnny Brown.
WHEREAS, the State of Georgia lost a legendary figure in sports reporting when Johnny Brown, a long-time sportswriter and editor for The Times-Herald, left this world on March 13, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brown´s love of sports was evident at an early age, and he served as the sportswriter for Newnan High School´s school newspaper and, while attending the university, as a varsity football manager for the Bulldogs; and
WHEREAS, he began his professional sportswriting career at The Newnan Herald in 1946, and, after that paper merged in 1947 with The Newnan Times to create The Times-Herald, Mr. Brown began his 50 year tenure as sports editor; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brown´s work and reporting was zealously enjoyed by avid sports fans across this state; and
WHEREAS, inarguably one of Georgia´s best sportswriters, in 1996 he was honored by the Georgia Press Association for his 50 years of excellence in sportswriting, and throughout his career he remained a professional in every way; and
WHEREAS, an active member of his community, Mr. Brown served on both the City of Newnan and the Coweta County school boards and was a Coweta County commissioner from 1973 to 1988.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor and remember the life, public service, and reporting of Mr. Johnny Brown and extend to his family their deepest condolences.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Johnny Brown.