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MI SR0049

Resolution

Status

Passed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Winnie Brinks

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Memorial resolution honoring George Alvin McManus Jr., who served in the Michigan Senate from 1991 to 2002, representing the 37th and 36th Districts in northwestern Michigan and the eastern Upper Peninsula

  • McManus was a fourth-generation cherry farmer and retired Michigan State University Extension Service County Extension Director with 26 years of service

  • During his Senate tenure, he chaired committees on agriculture, appropriations subcommittees for Agriculture, Transportation, and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Farming, Agribusiness and Food Systems

  • Key legislative accomplishments included sponsoring the Groundwater and Freshwater Protection Act, securing funding for Project GREEEN at MSU, and facilitating the transfer of the former Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital to local redevelopment

  • Resolution directs copies be transmitted to the McManus family, who includes nine children, 22 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild

Legislative Description

A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for George Alvin McManus Jr., former member of the Senate.

Last Action

Entire Membership Of The Senate And Lieutenant Governor Named Co-sponsors

5/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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