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House
Resolution 999
By:
Representative Porter of the
143rd
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
and remembering the life of William "Bill" Ervin Lovett; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia has lost one of its most distinguished citizens with the
passing of William "Bill" Ervin Lovett; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Lovett was born in Wrightsville, Georgia, on the ninth day of the ninth
month of 1919 to William Herschel and Roxie Louise Lovett; and
WHEREAS,
the family moved to Dublin, where his father was involved in cotton farming and
acquired the daily newspaper,
The
Courier-Herald; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Lovett witnessed the Gainesville tornado of 1936 while attending Riverside
Military Academy, and he attended Duke University and the University of Virginia
before serving nobly in the United States Navy during World War II, rising to
the rank of petty officer; and
WHEREAS,
he met the love of his life, Janelle Griffin, in 1942, and the two were married
on May 16 on their first date; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Lovett worked as his father's right hand man, managed the newspaper in his
father's absence during a number of political campaigns, and eventually became
president of The Courier-Herald Publishing Company; and
WHEREAS,
he managed the family baseball park, Lovett Park, selling tickets and hot dogs
while the Dublin Green Sox went on to win a pennant; and
WHEREAS,
he served his neighbors tirelessly on the board of stewards of the First United
Methodist Church and was a founding member of the Pine Forest United Methodist
Church and a member of the Highlands United Methodist Church;
and
WHEREAS, on the Dublin City Council, his leadership was instrumental in building a larger courthouse, renovating City Hall, installing a natural gas system, and bringing to Dublin the city manager system of government, a format designed to improve efficiency while limiting partisan squabbling; and
WHEREAS, on the Dublin City Council, his leadership was instrumental in building a larger courthouse, renovating City Hall, installing a natural gas system, and bringing to Dublin the city manager system of government, a format designed to improve efficiency while limiting partisan squabbling; and
WHEREAS,
his immense devotion to serving the community was surpassed only by his loving
devotion to his family, and he is survived by his loving wife, Janelle;
children, Anne, Billy, Griffin, and Herschel; eleven grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives, colleagues, neighbors, and
friends.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body honor and remember the life of this outstanding community leader,
William "Bill" Ervin Lovett, 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 the family of
William "Bill" Ervin Lovett.