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GA HR1324
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/23/2018
Primary Sponsor
Vernon Jones
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution 1324 honors the life and memory of Lowell Fitzgerald Hawthorne, who passed away on December 2, 2017, and was born on May 1, 1960, in St. Andrew, Jamaica
- Hawthorne migrated to the United States in 1981, worked as an accountant with the New York Police Department, and founded Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill in 1989, which became the nation's largest Caribbean franchise chain
- He held degrees from Bronx Community College and Lehman College, and received honorary doctorates from Medgar Evers College and the University of the West Indies
- The Mavis and Ephraim Hawthorne Golden Krust Foundation, named for his late parents, has awarded over 300 scholarships to students in the United States and Jamaica since 2005
- The House of Representatives expresses its deepest regret at his passing and directs the Clerk to provide a copy of the resolution to his family
Legislative Description
Hawthorne, Lowell Fitzgerald; condolences
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/23/2018
Full Bill Text
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