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Senate
Resolution 805
By:
Senator Staton of the 18th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Dr. Horace W. Fleming, Jr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the passing of Dr. Horace W. Fleming, Jr., on May 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS,
a native of Elbert County, Georgia, Dr. Fleming earned bachelor's and master's
degrees from the University of Georgia and a doctoral degree in political
science from Vanderbilt University; and
WHEREAS,
he served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United
States Army as a captain during Vietnam and earned the Bronze Star and
Regimental Cross of Gallantry; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Fleming began his career in education in 1971 at Clemson University, where
he devoted 19 years challenging the minds of students, served as president of
the faculty senate, and was chosen as Alumni Master Teacher in 1979 by the
Clemson student body; and
WHEREAS,
he took a leave of absence from teaching in 1980 to serve as chief economist for
the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate and staff director of the
Office of President Pro Tem of the Senate, Senator Strom Thurmond;
and
WHEREAS,
upon his return to the field of education, Dr. Fleming served as executive vice
president at the University of the Pacific, administrator and provost of Mercer
University, and president of the University of Southern Mississippi;
and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Fleming was united in love and marriage to his adoring wife, Orene "Steve"
Fleming, and was blessed with the love of his son, Capt. Patrick W. Fleming, and
his daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Timothy Snowden;
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, 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, Dr. Fleming will long be remembered for his
love of family and friendship, and this loyal husband, father, brother, and
friend will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing
him.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
honoring the life and memory of Dr. Horace W. Fleming, Jr., and express their
deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.
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 Dr. Horace
W. Fleming, Jr.