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GA HR1496

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/19/2014

Primary Sponsor

Benjie Harbin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends James "Jimmy" Luther Lester for more than 50 years of public service to Georgia and Richmond County
  • Graduated from the Academy of Richmond in 1949, attended the Citadel Military College, and served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict until 1954
  • Earned his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1957 and served in the Georgia State Senate from 1971–1984, chairing the Banking and Finance Committee and the Mental Health Committee
  • Served 15 years on the Georgia Department of Transportation Board, where he was instrumental in securing funding for projects including the Riverwatch Parkway, the I-520 extension into South Carolina, the Mike Padgett Highway expansion, and I-520/I-20 interchange reconstruction
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Jimmy Lester

Legislative Description

Lester, James "Jimmy" Luther; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

2/19/2014

Full Bill Text

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