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House
Resolution 1209
By:
Representatives Rogers of the
26th,
Reece of the
27th,
Mills of the
25th,
and Benton of the
31st
A
RESOLUTION
Remembering
and honoring the life of Mr. Charles R. Frierson, Jr.; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Charles "Charlie" R. Frierson, Jr., was a native of Gainesville born on
April 13, 1926; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Frierson was a graduate of Gainesville High School and of The Georgia
Institute of Technology who served his country honorably as a staff sergeant in
the United States Army in World War II, after which he had a distinguished
career with Frierson-McEver Company culminating in his presidency of the
business; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Frierson was an invaluable member of his community, as demonstrated, among
many laudable activities, by his faithful service to First Presbyterian Church,
his leadership in the Jaycees, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club, his
work for Gainesville-Hall Resource including his serving as director of the
Gainesville-Hall 1996 Olympics Roundtable and Merchandising, and his membership
in the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Auxiliary, for which he and his wife
chaired the Love Light Campaign; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Frierson leaves behind his loving and devoted family, including his wife of
55 years, Joanne Moore Frierson; his daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Bruce
McAllister and Carol and John Thurman; his son and daughter-in-law, Chip and
Leslie Frierson; his grandchildren, Brian and Elizabeth McAllister Coates, Meg
McAllister, and Charlie McAllister; and his sister, Martha Frierson Walker;
and
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia lost a most estimable citizen on July 16, 2005, with the
passing of Mr. Charles R. Frierson, Jr.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join together to express their deepest regret at the passing of Mr.
Charles R. Frierson, Jr., and extend their most sincere condolences to his
family.
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 Mrs. Joanne Moore Frierson.
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 Mrs. Joanne Moore Frierson.