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GA HR1812

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/24/2010

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Benton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Honors the life and memory of Mr. Joe S. Hatfield, who passed away on June 21, 2008, and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to his family.
  • Mr. Hatfield was a native of Tennessee, earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Purdue University, and served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific theater as a ship's navigator, reaching the grade of lieutenant (junior grade).
  • Moved to Gainesville, Georgia, in 1951 and co-owned the Gainesville Fryer Company before founding Fieldale Farms Corporation, a global poultry products provider and the largest employer in Northeast Georgia with nearly 5,000 employees.
  • Served as a nationally recognized poultry industry leader, including twice being named to USDA and U.S. trade representative export policy advisory commissions and serving as former chairman of the National Broiler Council.
  • Held leadership roles in numerous civic and community organizations, including Brenau College Board of Trustees, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hospital Authority, and First Presbyterian Church, and was named Gainesville Rotary Club 1993 Man of the Year.

Legislative Description

Hatfield, Mr. Joe S.; condolences

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/24/2010

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