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House
Resolution 1878
By:
Representative Harden of the
147th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mrs. Mildred Garrett Pendergrass for outstanding achievement
during her 95 years as a resident of Atlanta, Georgia; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Mildred Garrett Pendergrass was born in Atlanta on December 12, 1914, the
daughter of a City of Atlanta employee; and
WHEREAS,
at the age of two, Mrs. Pendergrass was sent to live with relatives while her
mother was dying from tuberculosis and returned home when her father was
remarried; and
WHEREAS,
at the age of seven, she was taken from her home and placed in a tuberculosis
facility, Battlehill Sanatorium, for one year because of her mother's death from
tuberculosis; and
WHEREAS,
a class of 1933 graduate of Commercial High School, Mrs. Pendergrass entered the
job market during the Depression and, unable to find work, she took an unpaid
position with Southern Railroad in order to maintain her job skills;
and
WHEREAS,
she later obtained a job with Homeowners Loan Corporation (HOLC) and so
impressed the president of First Federal Savings and Loan Association when he
was called upon to resolve HOLC's financial difficulties that he asked her to
come work for him at First Federal; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Pendergrass advanced rapidly within First Federal, wrote the first policy
and procedures manual for savings, and became one of the first women to obtain a
position as a vice president; 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
customers earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and
associates; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Pendergrass was united in love and marriage to the late Webb Pendergrass for 60 wonderful years; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Pendergrass was united in love and marriage to the late Webb Pendergrass for 60 wonderful years; 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
remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mrs. Mildred Garrett Pendergrass on 95 years of outstanding
service to the State of Georgia and recognize her for overcoming adversity from
a very early age and exhibiting a pioneer spirit, work ethic, and determination
throughout her life.
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 Mrs. Mildred
Garrett Pendergrass.