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GA HR1678

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/11/2010

Primary Sponsor

Keith Heard

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Honors Dr. Leila Denmark on the occasion of her 112th birthday; she was born on February 1, 1898, in Portal, Georgia
  • Dr. Denmark was the only woman in the 1928 graduating class of the Medical College of Georgia and the third female graduate in the school's history
  • Recognized as the oldest practicing pediatrician, having retired at the age of 103, and was a co-developer of the whooping cough vaccine
  • At the time of the resolution, she was the 10th oldest American and the 24th oldest person in the world
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Dr. Leila Denmark

Legislative Description

Denmark, Dr. Leila; 112th birthday; celebrate

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/11/2010

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