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Senate Resolution
971
By: Senators Meyer von Bremen of the 12th and Hooks of the 14th
By: Senators Meyer von Bremen of the 12th and Hooks of the 14th
A RESOLUTION
Commending and congratulating City of Albany Mayor-elect
Willie Adams, Jr.; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the City of Albany, its citizens, and the State of Georgia are proud to call Dr. Willie Adams, Jr., Mayor of Albany, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Tuesday, February 10, 2004, Albany´s voters chose Dr. Adams to be their next Mayor; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adams attended Florida A&M University and was president of the Student Government Association and an Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society member; and
WHEREAS, he attended Meharry Medical College, the largest private, comprehensive, historically black institution for educating health professionals and scientists in the United States; and
WHEREAS, he performed his residency at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, under the Emory University School of Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adams is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the Governor´s Council on Maternal and Infant Care, and is on the board of directors of the Southwest Georgia Health System Agency; and
WHEREAS, he has served his community as chief of surgery at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, founder and director of First National Bank of South Georgia, cochairperson of the Social Services and Health Task Force, vice chairperson of the Dougherty County Board of Education, member of the advisory board for the Salvation Army, and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, he is married to the love of his life, the beautiful former Constance Erylene Lee, and together they share four devoted children: Valerie Denise Adams-Cruel, Vanessa Darlene Adams, Veronica Diahann Adams-Christian, and Vincent Dewayne Adams; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Adams has demonstrated decades of service to the City of Albany and continues that service as newly elected Mayor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend City of Albany Mayor-elect Willie Adams, Jr., for his many years of selfless dedication to his community, congratulate him on his historic victory, and express to him sincerest best wishes for the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to City of Albany Mayor-elect Willie Adams, Jr.
WHEREAS, the City of Albany, its citizens, and the State of Georgia are proud to call Dr. Willie Adams, Jr., Mayor of Albany, Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Tuesday, February 10, 2004, Albany´s voters chose Dr. Adams to be their next Mayor; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adams attended Florida A&M University and was president of the Student Government Association and an Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society member; and
WHEREAS, he attended Meharry Medical College, the largest private, comprehensive, historically black institution for educating health professionals and scientists in the United States; and
WHEREAS, he performed his residency at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, under the Emory University School of Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Adams is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the Governor´s Council on Maternal and Infant Care, and is on the board of directors of the Southwest Georgia Health System Agency; and
WHEREAS, he has served his community as chief of surgery at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, founder and director of First National Bank of South Georgia, cochairperson of the Social Services and Health Task Force, vice chairperson of the Dougherty County Board of Education, member of the advisory board for the Salvation Army, and a member of Shiloh Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, he is married to the love of his life, the beautiful former Constance Erylene Lee, and together they share four devoted children: Valerie Denise Adams-Cruel, Vanessa Darlene Adams, Veronica Diahann Adams-Christian, and Vincent Dewayne Adams; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Adams has demonstrated decades of service to the City of Albany and continues that service as newly elected Mayor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend City of Albany Mayor-elect Willie Adams, Jr., for his many years of selfless dedication to his community, congratulate him on his historic victory, and express to him sincerest best wishes for the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to City of Albany Mayor-elect Willie Adams, Jr.