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Senate
Resolution 749
By:
Senator Jackson of the 2nd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mr. Floyd E. Morris; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Floyd E. Morris has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for
the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment
to the welfare of the citizens of Savannah-Chatham County; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Morris graduated from Columbia County High School, where he excelled in
football, basketball, and track and served as valedictorian of his graduating
class; and
WHEREAS,
he attended Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College on a football
scholarship, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and he earned a master's
degree from Indiana University and a certificate in administration and
supervision from Georgia Southern College; and
WHEREAS,
he began his distinguished career in education and coaching in 1959 at Johnson
High School and was instrumental in the academic and athletic success of Richard
Arnold High School as its football coach, athletic director, and principal;
and
WHEREAS,
devoted to serving his community, Mr. Morris has served as assistant
superintendent of Support Services for the Savannah-Chatham County Board of
Public Education, as a member of the Georgia State Advisory Board for Adult
Basic and Secondary Education, and currently serves as director of the Summer
Lunch Program for the Leisure Services Bureau of Savannah, Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Morris is an active member of Second
Baptist Church where he has dedicated his time as chairman of its Board of
Deacons since 1962; and
WHEREAS,
his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience
and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of this state have earned him the respect and admiration of his
colleagues and associates; 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 SENATE that the members of this body commend
Mr. Floyd E. Morris for his efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated
public service to Savannah-Chatham and the State of Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mr. Floyd E. Morris.