08 LC 95
0992
House
Resolution 1929
By:
Representatives Geisinger of the
48th,
Wilkinson of the
52nd,
Holmes of the
61st,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
Willard of the
49th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life of Kiliaen V. R. Townsend; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Kiliaen V. R. Townsend has long been recognized by the citizens of this state
for the vital role that he played in leadership and his deep personal commitment
to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as
evidenced dramatically by his 22 years of outstanding service as an attorney,
corporate CEO, member of the Georgia General Assembly, developer, and
educational consultant; and
WHEREAS,
he received his education from Williams College and the University of Virginia
Law School, and he served as a law clerk for Judge John J. Parker of the 4th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals before volunteering for the U.S. Army where he was
selected for the Counter Intelligence Corps and was commissioned a 2nd
Lieutenant; and
WHEREAS,
after the service, he became a member of the Georgia Bar and the Lawyers Club,
was an associate of Dorsey and Dorsey, and was the developer of Townsend Place,
the first 24-hour gated community of luxury townhouses in Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
as a member of the Georgia General Assembly, he gained support of both parties
in exposing and reforming the out of control pension system, and in turn, the
Speaker appointed him as vice chairman of the Pension Committee, becoming the
first and only Republican in the 20th Century to hold a leadership position on a
House committee; he introduced a lottery bill many years before it was seriously
considered, and he was behind many other favorable legislative initiatives;
and
WHEREAS,
after 27 years and 14 terms, most of them without opposition, he retired as the
longest serving Republican legislator;
and
WHEREAS, in addition to his career as a lawyer, legislator, developer, and a corporate CEO, he undertook a fifth career as an educational consultant, and throughout his career he served on numerous boards and associations; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his career as a lawyer, legislator, developer, and a corporate CEO, he undertook a fifth career as an educational consultant, and throughout his career he served on numerous boards and associations; and
WHEREAS,
he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable public servant be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body honor the life of Kiliaen Townsend for his many decades of efficient,
effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service and extend to his family
their most sincere condolences.
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
Kiliaen Townsend.