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The
Senate Transportation Committee offered the following substitute to SR
296:
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
certain portions of the state highway system; and for other
purposes.
PART
I
WHEREAS,
Julian Abel was born on April 23, 1921, and enlisted on August 20, 1942, to
serve his country in the Army Air Force during World War II; and
WHEREAS,
he was shot down on November 26, 1943; and
WHEREAS,
this great citizen of Berrien County, Georgia, made the ultimate sacrifice while
in service to his country and defending it during time of war; and
WHEREAS,
this courageous soldier, in the spirit of the American patriot, confronted the
dangers, privations, and discomforts of wartime service with 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 and to secure the blessings of
liberty for this nation and other peoples of the world.
PART
II
WHEREAS,
PFC Odom was a member of the 254th Infantry in the United States Army during
World War II; and
WHEREAS,
while serving in Germany, he was killed on April 18, 1945; and
WHEREAS,
this courageous soldier, in the spirit of the American patriot, confronted the
dangers, privations, and discomforts of wartime service with 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 and to secure the blessings of
liberty for this nation and other peoples of the world.
PART
III
WHEREAS,
SFC Bryant H. Roberts was born on January 30, 1920, and served his country in
1942, in the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Vincennes during World War II;
and
WHEREAS,
he made the ultimate sacrifice for his country in the name of freedom for all
Americans when he was lost at sea in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Commissioners of Berrien County deems it fitting and appropriate to
honor the service and sacrifice of SFC Bryant H. Roberts by designating a
permanent public memorial near his homeplace.
PART
IV
WHEREAS,
Fred L. Belcher was born in November, 1919, and was drafted in 1942 to serve
his country in the Army Air Force during World War II; and
WHEREAS,
he was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Stalog 17B In Kriems, Austria;
and
WHEREAS,
this great citizen of Berrien County, Georgia, made the ultimate sacrifice while
in service to his country and defending it during time of war; and
WHEREAS,
this courageous soldier, in the spirit of the American patriot, confronted the
dangers, privations, and discomforts of wartime service with 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 and to secure the blessings of
liberty for this nation and other peoples of the world.
PART
V
WHEREAS,
Mr. John Paul Ellis lives in Hopeulikit, Georgia, with his wife, Beatrice B.
Ellis; and
WHEREAS,
they have operated a grocery business there since the late 1930s;
and
WHEREAS,
they also ran a farm and raised five children in the community; and
WHEREAS,
John Paul was a county commissioner in Bulloch County for approximately 25
years; and
WHEREAS,
he was instrumental in obtaining a four-lane road in the county from Hopeulikit
to Statesboro; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting to honor a man who has devoted so much of his time to serving
his community and the State of Georgia.
PART
VI
WHEREAS,
Bill Lowery was a dynamic force in the music industry in Georgia for many years;
and
WHEREAS,
Bill Lowery, through his music publishing and recording company, the Lowery
Group, recorded songs for such artists as Brenda Lee, Billy Joe Royal, Joe
South, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, and Alicia Bridges; and
WHEREAS,
he was a recognized genius in identifying musical talent and recognizing hit
music; and
WHEREAS,
he was the first non-performer to be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of
Fame; and
WHEREAS,
it is fitting and proper to dedicate the section of Clairmont Road between
Buford Highway and Century Plaza Parkway in DeKalb County as the Bill Lowery
Parkway as an appropriate tribute to this giant of the music industry in
Georgia.
PART
VII
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body dedicate the Hardy Creek Bridge on US 82, in Berrien County, as the
POW Julian Abel Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body dedicate the Five Mile Creek
Bridge on SR 168, in Berrien County, as the PFC Elwood W. Odom Memorial
Bridge
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body dedicate the Ten Mile Creek
Bridge on SR 168 near Nashville in Berrien County as the MIA/KIA Bryant H.
Roberts, SFC Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body dedicate the Withlacoochee
River Bridge on SR 76 west of Nashville, in Berrien County, as the POW Fred L.
Belcher Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body dedicate the portion of US
80/SR 26 from Portal to Hopeulikit, in Bulloch County, as the John Paul Ellis
Highway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body dedicate the portion of
Clairmont Road between Buford Highway and Century Plaza Parkway in DeKalb County
as the Bill Lowery Parkway.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the road facilities
named in this resolution.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Department of
Transportation, to the family of Julian Abel, to the family of PFC Elwood W.
Odom, to the family of Bryant H. Roberts, to the family of Fred L. Belcher, to
John Paul Ellis, and to the family of Bill Lowery.