10 LC
94 2171
House
Resolution 1402
By:
Representatives Bell of the
58th,
Drenner of the
86th,
Kaiser of the
59th,
Morgan of the
39th,
Gardner of the
57th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Mr. Allen Keith Thornell; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the passing of Mr. Allen Keith Thornell on August 3, 2009; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Thornell was born December 8, 1970, in Salt Lake City, Utah, a beloved son
of Cheryl Thornell and the late Peter Grenville Thornell; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Thornell relocated to Atlanta in 1994 and began volunteering his time to
improve the lives of individuals living with HIV/AIDS through his involvement as
a board member of the AIDS Survival Project; and
WHEREAS,
he served the citizens of the City of Atlanta as an officer of both Neighborhood
Planning Unit-W and the Atlanta Planning Advisory Board and as a member of the
Atlanta Human Relations Commission; and
WHEREAS,
he worked to address the needs of working families through his affiliation with
the Service Employees International Union and Georgians for Healthcare;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Thornell dedicated countless hours of his time, talents, and energy to
defending human rights with Georgia Equality; and
WHEREAS,
he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example he made of
his life, he made this world a better place in which to live; and
WHEREAS,
a compassionate and generous man, Mr. Thornell will long be remembered for his
love of family and friendship, and he will be missed by all who had the great
fortune of knowing him.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Mr. Allen Keith Thornell and express their deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Mr. Allen Keith Thornell and express their deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.
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
Mr. Allen Keith Thornell.