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GA HR1479
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Gloria Frazier
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AI Summary
- Honors the life and memory of former Keysville, Georgia Mayor Emma R. Gresham, who passed away on March 2, 2018, after being born in 1925 in Reidsville, Georgia
- Mayor Gresham served 32 years as an educator in Augusta, teaching second grade and mentally challenged students, after graduating from Boggs Academy
- First elected mayor of Keysville in 1985, but served only five hours due to a charter loophole; after years of legal battles including two Supreme Court cases, she was elected again in 1988 to lead a town that had lacked official leadership for 55 years
- Under her leadership, Keysville established a water system, wastewater treatment plant, city streetlights, a health facility, and earned designation as a Certified Literate Community
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mayor Gresham's family, the public, and the press
Legislative Description
Gresham, Keysville Mayor Emma R.; condolences
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/9/2018
Full Bill Text
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