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GA HR1151
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Samuel Park
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution honoring the life and memory of Richard Rhodes, who passed away on July 21, 2019, at the age of 81
- Rhodes was born on August 14, 1937, in Tampa, Florida, served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Lexington in the late 1950s, and made Atlanta his home in 1971
- Recognized as a pioneer for LGBTQ Georgians, he was one of the first openly gay men to run for the Georgia House of Representatives in 1988, the first openly gay male delegate from Georgia at the 1988 and 1992 Democratic National Conventions, and the first openly gay chair of the DeKalb Democratic Party in 1993
- Rhodes was a founding member of SAGE (Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders) and the Atlanta Prime Timers, co-founded the LGBTQ Archives and Special Collections Committee, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to the family of Richard Rhodes
Legislative Description
Rhodes, Richard; condolences
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/18/2020
Full Bill Text
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