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GA SR946
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Ellis Black
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the bridge over Little Suwannee Creek in Clinch County, Georgia, as the Wallace Lawson Jernigan Memorial Bridge in honor of the late Mr. Jernigan
- Wallace Lawson Jernigan (born June 23, 1925, in Jesup, Georgia) was a Georgia Tech-educated civil engineer who served in the Georgia Senate beginning in 1958 and the Georgia House of Representatives in 1962, and later served as executive secretary to Governor Ernest Vandiver
- Jernigan also managed Congressman Williamson S. Stuckey's 1966 campaign and served as his administrative assistant for six years in Washington, D.C., and four years as his district representative in Homerville, Georgia
- After Congressman Stuckey's retirement, Jernigan worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, specializing in loans for rural housing and community facilities for small towns
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the memorial bridge
Legislative Description
Wallace Lawson Jernigan Memorial Bridge; Clinch County; dedicate
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/13/2020
Full Bill Text
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