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House
Resolution 1349
By:
Representative Cole of the
125th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the accomplishments and public service of the Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee and
dedicating a bridge in his honor; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee was born in Forsyth County, Georgia, on October 9,
1916; and
WHEREAS,
he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia and his
Juris Doctorate degree from the Walter F George School of Law at Mercer
University; and
WHEREAS,
he has served Monroe County and the Flint Judicial Circuit for the past 56
years, being elected and serving as the Solicitor General of the Flint Judicial
Circuit from 1954-1963, as the sole Judge of the Superior Court, Flint Judicial
Circuit, from 1964-1978, and serving as a Senior Judge from 1978 to the present;
and
WHEREAS,
the Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee has had a profound effect on Monroe County by
envisioning and helping to build the first and present hospital in Monroe County
as a member of the Hospital Board, by serving as a charter member of the Monroe
County Chamber of Commerce, and by serving as the County Attorney and the City
Attorney of Forsyth, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
he served as the longest serving member of the State Bar of Georgia Board of
Governors, as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia during
disqualifications, and as a charter member of the Georgia Code Revision
Committee; and
WHEREAS,
the Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee has devoted his life to his family, community,
State, and God; and his tireless work, personal honesty and integrity, and
dedication to the courts has inspired confidence in the judicial system as a
whole.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that this body
hereby joins in honoring the accomplishments and public service of the Honorable
Hugh D. Sosebee and dedicates the bridge over I-75 on Tift College Drive in
Monroe County, Georgia, as the Honorable Hugh D. Sosebee Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Honorable Hugh
D. Sosebee Bridge.
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 Honorable
Hugh D. Sosebee and the Department of Transportation.