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GA SR877
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/6/2014
Primary Sponsor
Lester Jackson
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate resolution honoring the life and memory of Floyd Adams, Jr., who in 1995 became the first African American elected mayor of Savannah, serving as the city's 63rd mayor
- Adams served as First District alderman beginning in 1982 for two terms, then as alderman at-large, accumulating more than 13 years on the Savannah city council before becoming mayor
- He was publisher of the Savannah Herald, a weekly newspaper covering the city's Black community since 1945
- After leaving the mayor's office at the end of 2003, he was elected to the Savannah-Chatham County School Board in 2008
- The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of the resolution to Adams's family
Legislative Description
Adams, Jr., Floyd; condolences
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/6/2014
Full Bill Text
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