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Senate
Resolution 259
By:
Senator Thomas of the 2nd
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Dr. Olivia Swanson; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Olivia Swanson has long been recognized by the citizens of Savannah for the
vital role that she has played in community leadership and her deep personal
commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as
evidenced dramatically by her untiring support of Community Housing Services
Agency, Inc., Savannah Development and Renewal Authority, Historical Savannah
Foundation, Economic Opportunity Authority for Savannah Chatham County, Inc.,
Historic Neighborhood Council, and many other community based activities;
and
WHEREAS,
her significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable patience
and diplomacy, her keen sense of vision, and her sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of her community have earned her the respect and admiration of her
colleagues and associates; and
WHEREAS,
in her quest for community improvement, she attended numerous conventions, among
them the Georgia Predatory Lending Prevention Symposium, Community Development
Corporations Retreat Training, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training,
Cuyler-Brownville Urban Redevelopment Plan, and many others; and
WHEREAS,
she is 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
distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Dr. Olivia Swanson for her many contributions to her community and the
state.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Olivia Swanson.