Bill Text: GA HR1915 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Peoples, Mr. Kirk Terrance; condolences
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-01 - House Read and Adopted [HR1915 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1915-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1915
By:
Representative Dukes of the
150th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of Mr. Kirk Terrance Peoples; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the passing of Mr. Kirk Terrance Peoples; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Peoples was born on July 21, 1956, in Columbia, South Carolina, a beloved
son of the late Willie C. Peoples and Mrs. Thelma McMillan Peoples;
and
WHEREAS,
he served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United
States Army, valiantly and courageously serving a tour of duty in Japan;
and
WHEREAS,
a graduate of Mitchell County High School, Mr. Peoples earned a bachelor's
degree in marketing and management from Savannah State College and was a brother
of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; and
WHEREAS,
a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Peoples was an active member of St. Peter
African Methodist Episcopal Church in Camilla, Georgia, where he served on the
trustee board, steward board, and Sons of Allen; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Peoples worked for several years with CSX Railroad and served with the
Georgia Department of Corrections at Autry State Prison; and
WHEREAS,
he was united in love and marriage to Mary Alice Grissom Peoples and was blessed
with two sons, Demetrius and Quinn, and four stepchildren, Roney, Shalanda,
Erica, and Shay; and
WHEREAS,
he gave inspiration to many through his high ideals, morals, and deep concern
for his fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding he
demonstrated to his family and friends were admired by others;
and
WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example he made of his life, he made this world a better place in which to live; and
WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example he made of his life, he made this world a better place in which to live; and
WHEREAS,
a compassionate and generous man, Mr. Peoples will long be remembered for his
love of family and friendship, and this loyal husband, father, brother, uncle,
and friend will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing
him.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in honoring the life and memory of Mr. Kirk Terrance Peoples and
express their deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.
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 the family of
Mr. Kirk Terrance Peoples.
