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GA HR1347

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/26/2018

Primary Sponsor

Robert Gasaway

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Dedicates the portion of State Route 17 from GA 123 to Rose Lane in Stephens County as the J. Marion Thomason Memorial Highway
  • Honors J. Marion Thomason, born June 27, 1926, in Toccoa, Georgia, who served in the U.S. Army 8th Air Force during World War II
  • Thomason earned a civil engineering degree from Clemson Agricultural College and worked in the State Highway Department's civil engineering program before becoming a partner at Tugalo Construction Company
  • Thomason was active in community organizations including the Lions Club, Stephens County Food Bank, Georgia Mountain Regional Development Center, and Toccoa Masonic Lodge, and served as a deacon at First Baptist Church of Toccoa
  • Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedicated highway

Legislative Description

J. Marion Thomason Memorial Highway; Stephens County; dedicate

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/1/2018

Full Bill Text

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