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GA HR2047

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/26/2012

Primary Sponsor

Roberta Abdul-Salaam

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House Resolution commending Miss Sadie Thomas on the occasion of her 101st birthday, born July 27, 1911, in Jeffersonville, Georgia
  • Miss Thomas spent most of her life as a sharecropper on her family farm with her brother John, eventually owning their own land where she grew cotton, tomatoes, corn, and squash
  • After her sister's untimely passing, Miss Thomas helped raise her sister's two children on the farm alongside her mother
  • Miss Thomas is recognized as a lifelong active member of Lizzie Harrell Baptist Church and is commended for her dedication to family and community
  • Sponsored by Representatives Abdul-Salaam (74th), Heckstall (62nd), Brooks (63rd), Jordan (77th), and Scott (76th), with a directive to transmit a copy of the resolution to Miss Thomas

Legislative Description

Thomas, Miss Sadie; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/26/2012

Full Bill Text

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