Bill Text: GA HR1744 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: McClain, Mr. Dewey Loren; commend and invite to House
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-12 - House Read and Referred [HR1744 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1744-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1744
By:
Representatives Abdul-Salaam of the
74th,
Pruett of the
144th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Beasley-Teague of the
65th,
Smyre of the
132nd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Mr. Dewey Loren McClain and inviting him to be recognized by the House of
Representatives; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Dewey Loren McClain was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and earned a Bachelor of
Arts degree in history with a minor in psychology, government, sociology, and
physical education from East Central University in 1976; and
WHEREAS,
he signed as a free agent with the National Football League in 1976 and played
for the Atlanta Falcons for five years and signed with the United States
Football League and played for the Oakland Invaders and the Oklahoma Outlaws;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. McClain is a founding member and former president of the National Football
League Players Association (NFLPA) Metro Atlanta Chapter and a past member of
the National Former Players Board of Directors of the NFLPA; and
WHEREAS,
his community service activities include the American Foundation for the Blind,
the Sickle Cell Foundation, the Special Olympics, Big Brothers and Big Sisters,
the Georgia Council on Child Abuse, Boy Scouts of America, the Boys and Girls
Club, and the Cancer Society; and
WHEREAS,
he retired from the City of Atlanta after 22 years of service, 18 years with the
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs and four years with the
Atlanta Workforce Development Agency; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. McClain has been honored numerous times, including as an Outstanding College
Athlete of America in 1973; All Conference in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975; and
the recipient of the 2012 MLK Jr. March Committee Reverend James Orange Award,
and he was inducted into the ECU College Hall of Fame in 1981, the Freedom Bowl
Hall of Fame in 1985, the Oklahoma High School Hall of Fame in 1998, and
Atlanta Tribune: The
Magazine's Hall of Fame in 2009;
and
WHEREAS,
he is united in love and marriage to his high school sweet heart, Linda Evans,
and together they are blessed with two remarkable daughters, LeResa and Brandy,
and three wonderful grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as
evidenced dramatically by his superlative service; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mr. Dewey Loren McClain for his efficient, effective,
unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia and invite him
to be recognized by the House of Representatives at a date and time designated
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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 Mr. Dewey
Loren McClain.
