07 LC 96
2103
House
Resolution 97
By:
Representative Greene of the
149th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
Richard Alvin Lee on the occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Richard Alvin Lee is a celebrated Randolph County educator, a gifted science
teacher, and an indispensable member of the community; and
WHEREAS,
he was born in Dothan, Alabama, on January 21, 1947, to Mary and the late Otis
Lee and attended elementary and high school in Dothan; and
WHEREAS,
he received his Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1969 from Alabama A & M
University, to which he would add a Master's Degree in Secondary Education from
Valdosta State University in 1984; and
WHEREAS,
Richard has received a variety of awards, including a nomination to the Who's
Who Among Students in American Colleges, a nomination to the Outstanding Young
Men of America, and the Randolph-Clay High School Top Teacher Award;
and
WHEREAS,
he has spent a total of 31 years of classroom teaching in a variety of
environments, instructing children as well as adults, but he has spent the bulk
of his career generously guiding and encouraging the youth of the Randolph
County School System; and
WHEREAS,
Richard has an active religious life and is a long-time member of the
Benevolence Baptist Church, where he has lovingly served his brothers and
sisters in Christ as a Sunday school teacher, church musician, and
deacon.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join to commend Richard Alvin Lee for his many years of extraordinary
service to the State of Georgia and thank him for his charitable heart and
knowledgeable guidance of the youth of this state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Richard Alvin Lee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Richard Alvin Lee.