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Senate
Resolution 141
By:
Senator Harbison of the 15th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Mr. Robert Hugo Walton; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the passing of one its finest and most distinguished
citizens on January 30, 2009, Mr. Robert Hugo Walton; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Walton was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1926, the beloved son of Horace Hugo
and Clara Pearl Lee Walton; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Walton was a graduate of Tech High School and earned his bachelor's degree
in business administration from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida;
and
WHEREAS,
at an early age, Mr. Walton demonstrated his love of broadcast by building an
operational radio station in the attic of his parent's home, which was
eventually shut down by the FCC because he was unaware of the license
requirement as he was only a teenager; and
WHEREAS,
a legend in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, Mr. Walton spent 50
years in journalism holding positions in sales and management in Maine, South
Carolina, and Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
his contributions to the news terrain were not isolated to behind the scenes, as
he was a frequent host of the United Negro College Fund and the Jerry Lewis
Muscular Dystrophy Telethons and the master of ceremony for numerous Miss
America Scholarship preliminary pageants and of the Grand Stand Shows at the
Chattahoochee Valley Fair; and
WHEREAS,
always working to give back to his community, Mr. Walton was active in such
organizations as the Better Business Bureau of Columbus, the Kiwanis Club of
Columbus, Fort Benning's Allied Officers Training Program, and the Georgia
Association for Retarded Children;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Walton was united in love and marriage to the late Sara Jo Williams Walton, a former Mrs. Columbus and Mrs. Georgia, and he was blessed with three remarkable children, Robert, Elizabeth, and Brenda and five delightful grandsons; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Walton was united in love and marriage to the late Sara Jo Williams Walton, a former Mrs. Columbus and Mrs. Georgia, and he was blessed with three remarkable children, Robert, Elizabeth, and Brenda and five delightful grandsons; and
WHEREAS,
all who were privileged to know this distinguished Georgian join his family in
mourning his loss.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that this body hereby joins in honoring
the life and memory of Mr. Robert Hugo Walton and commending his many great
achievements.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of Mr. Robert
Hugo Walton.