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Senate
Resolution 83
By:
Senators Heath of the 31st and Carter of the 13th
A
RESOLUTION
Expressing
congratulations and best wishes to Cecil Clarence Wilson on the occasion of his
103rd birthday; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Cecil Clarence Wilson, a native of Georgia, is possessed of an unusual health
and vitality, having outlived three wives and having survived the majority of
the twentieth century without major medication; and
WHEREAS,
Cecil was born on January 19, 1904, in Carroll County, where he played on the
first Bowden football team in 1925 and owned the county's first Model T Ford
automobile in 1924, for which he paid only $27; and
WHEREAS,
Cecil recalls hearing his grandfather's stories about the Civil War as a young
man and likewise enjoys passing on his wisdom to his own grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS,
although Cecil did not directly engage in military service during World War II,
Cecil aided the production side of the war effort by working in a shipyard in
Baltimore, Maryland; and
WHEREAS,
Cecil has a personal affinity for watermelon, as he enjoys the growing as well
as the eating of watermelon; and
WHEREAS,
Cecil always sought to aid his fellow man in an hour of need, and for this
reason he gained and maintained the admiration, esteem, and affection of his
family and members of the community.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that this body hereby extends to Cecil
Clarence Wilson its most sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion
of his 103rd birthday.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Cecil Clarence
Wilson.