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GA HR1456
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/7/2018
Primary Sponsor
James Hatchett
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution honoring the life and memory of James Lester "Jim L." Gillis, Jr., a lifelong Treutlen County resident born on October 2, 1916, who was a banker, timberman, cattleman, and farmer
- Gillis held extensive conservation and forestry leadership roles, including president of the Georgia Forestry Association, director and president of the American Turpentine Farmers Association, and was inducted into the Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame; named 1960 Outstanding Conservationist of Georgia and 1961 Georgia Citizen of the Year
- Served in public office as a Treutlen County commissioner, one term in the Georgia State Senate, and five years as mayor of Soperton, along with civic involvement in the Lions Club and Boy Scouts of America
- Members of the House of Representatives express their deepest regret at his passing and direct the Clerk to provide a copy of the resolution to his family
Legislative Description
Gillis, James Lester "Jim L."; condolences
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/7/2018
Full Bill Text
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