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GA HR1867
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
David Ralston
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution honoring the life and memory of Howard "Bo" Callaway, who passed away on March 15, 2014, born in LaGrange, Georgia, on April 2, 1927
- Callaway was elected to Congress in 1964 as the first Republican congressman from Georgia since Reconstruction, and ran for governor in 1966, receiving 3,000 more votes than the Democratic nominee but losing when the Democratic-controlled legislature selected Lester Maddox
- Appointed U.S. Secretary of the Army in 1973, serving under Presidents Nixon and Ford, after earlier military service leading a platoon in Korea and instructing troops at Fort Benning
- Led Callaway Gardens and the Ida Cason Callaway Foundation from 1953 to 1970, and held leadership positions at the gardens through 2003
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Callaway's family, including his five children, 16 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren
Legislative Description
Callaway, Howard "Bo"; condolences
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/18/2014
Full Bill Text
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