07 LC 34
0869
House Resolution
88
By:
Representative Graves of the
12th
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
the SGT David Samuel Collins Memorial Interchange; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
SGT David Samuel Collins was stationed out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, serving
in Iraq and was a member of the United States Army´s 101st Airborne
Division, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, and 4th Brigade Combat Team;
and
WHEREAS,
he lost his life in Iraq on April 9, 2006, while bravely serving his country;
and
WHEREAS,
SGT Collins was 24 years old at the time of his death; and
WHEREAS,
he grew up just beyond the intersection of SR 515 and Philadelphia Road in
Pickens County; and
WHEREAS,
SGT Collins is survived by his wife, Mara, two young children, James and
Elizabeth, and his parents, Sammy Collins and Lynn Dean; and
WHEREAS,
this courageous soldier, an American patriot, volunteered to confront the
dangers, privations, and discomforts of wartime service and, in the name of
humanity, strove to keep the peace in Iraq with fortitude and steadfast resolve,
making us, as a nation, truly proud; and
WHEREAS,
all Americans owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women of our armed forces
who risk their lives in the defense of freedom, securing the blessings of
liberty for this nation and other peoples of the world.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the
intersection of SR 515 and Philadelphia Road in Pickens County be dedicated as
the SGT David Samuel Collins Memorial Interchange, and the Department of
Transportation is authorized and directed to place and maintain appropriate
markers dedicating the SGT David Samuel Collins Memorial
Interchange.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of
SGT David Samuel Collins and to the Department of
Transportation.