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GA HR1465
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/17/2012
Primary Sponsor
Michael Harden
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the intersection of Highway 441 and Apple Pie Ridge Road in Banks County, Georgia, as the "Tommie Irvin Memorial Intersection" in honor of Mr. Thomas R. "Tommie" Irvin
- Tommie Irvin was a World War II veteran who served as a sergeant in Company K, 245th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Division, earning a Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and Occupation Medal
- Irvin became the 16th member of NASCAR in the late 1940s, raced on the Daytona Beach road course and at Soldiers Field in Chicago, won his biggest race in 1955 at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, and was inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame
- Served 34 years with the Georgia Department of Agriculture before retiring as head of the Equine Division
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs at the dedicated intersection
Legislative Description
Tommie Irvin Memorial Intersection; Banks County; dedicate
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/21/2012
Committee Referrals
Transportation2/17/2012
Full Bill Text
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