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04 LC 19 6115
Senate Resolution
626
By: Senators Seabaugh of the 28th and Hamrick of the 30th
ADOPTED SENATE
By: Senators Seabaugh of the 28th and Hamrick of the 30th
ADOPTED SENATE
A RESOLUTION
Honoring George William Potts and designating the George W.
Potts Highway; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, George William Potts was born in Coweta County, Georgia, in 1907, receiving his early education near his family´s farm in Roscoe, Georgia, and later receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Mercer University; and
WHEREAS, after graduation, his first job was "plowing a mule" on his family farm; he later acquired additional farmland in Coweta County near the Chattahoochee River, where he ran a successful farming business for many years; and
WHEREAS, he is also fondly remembered as a teacher at Starr High School in Turin where he taught six subjects a day for two years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Potts served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1953 to 1970, working with six governors; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure in the House of Representatives, he served his constituents with vigor, and one of his most outstanding achievements as a legislator was the extension of Interstate 85 to Newnan, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Coweta County wishes to honor the service of Representative Potts and pay tribute to his determination and his dedication to the people he represented.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY that in honor of the late George W. Potts and as an expression of gratitude for his contributions to his community, his county, and the entire State of Georgia, that the portion of State Route 70 beginning at the intersection of Macedonia Road, Buddy West Road, and State Route 70 and extending northward to the Coweta County boundary is hereby designated the "George W. Potts Highway."
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 George W. Potts and the Department of Transportation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers designating the George W. Potts Highway.
WHEREAS, George William Potts was born in Coweta County, Georgia, in 1907, receiving his early education near his family´s farm in Roscoe, Georgia, and later receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Mercer University; and
WHEREAS, after graduation, his first job was "plowing a mule" on his family farm; he later acquired additional farmland in Coweta County near the Chattahoochee River, where he ran a successful farming business for many years; and
WHEREAS, he is also fondly remembered as a teacher at Starr High School in Turin where he taught six subjects a day for two years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Potts served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1953 to 1970, working with six governors; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure in the House of Representatives, he served his constituents with vigor, and one of his most outstanding achievements as a legislator was the extension of Interstate 85 to Newnan, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Coweta County wishes to honor the service of Representative Potts and pay tribute to his determination and his dedication to the people he represented.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY that in honor of the late George W. Potts and as an expression of gratitude for his contributions to his community, his county, and the entire State of Georgia, that the portion of State Route 70 beginning at the intersection of Macedonia Road, Buddy West Road, and State Route 70 and extending northward to the Coweta County boundary is hereby designated the "George W. Potts Highway."
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 George W. Potts and the Department of Transportation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate markers designating the George W. Potts Highway.