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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.