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GA SR1244

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/24/2016

Primary Sponsor

Gail Davenport

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Honors Ms. Helen Odessa Dixon Davenport on the occasion of her 90th birthday; born May 16, 1926, in Jonesboro, Georgia
  • Earned a bachelor's degree from Clark College in Atlanta and a master's degree in education from Atlanta University; retired in 1990 after teaching 38 years in the Clayton County Public School System
  • Worked at the Atlanta Army Depot (now Fort Gillem) during the summers of 1943 and 1944 during World War II, using her earnings to pay for college tuition
  • Served as a lifelong member of Andrews United Methodist Church in Jonesboro on the administrative, trustee, and scholarship boards; received the 2003 Outstanding and Courageous Service Award and the 1982 Clayton County Reading Teacher of the Year Award
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Ms. Davenport

Legislative Description

Davenport, Ms. Helen Odessa Dixon; honoring

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

3/24/2016

Full Bill Text

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