Bill Text: GA HR784 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: King, Mr. William C.; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-31 - House Read and Adopted [HR784 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR784-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 784
By:
Representative Heckstall of the
62nd
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RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mr. William C. King; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. William C. King has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for
the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment
to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. King was born on September 4, 1952, in Pensacola, Florida, the beloved
second son of Lillie and Howard King; and
WHEREAS,
a graduate of South West High School in Atlanta, Mr. King earned a bachelor's
degree from Lincoln University and a law degree from Antioch Law School;
and
WHEREAS,
a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. King was baptized at Ebenezer Baptist
Church by Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. King has worked as personnel and corporate counsel in Washington, D.C., and
devoted his time, talents, and energy to serving the public as assistant legal
counsel and director of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Equal
Opportunity Division; and
WHEREAS,
upon his retirement from government service in 2005, Mr. King became a partner
at Powell, Lewis, and King law firm in the District of Columbia;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. King's colleagues know him as a hard worker, as a man whose convictions are
supported by careful and meticulous consideration, and as an impartial leader
whose decisions are governed both by law and the rules of honesty and fair play;
and
WHEREAS,
he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. King is united in love and marriage to his wife, Gayle Surles King, and he is the proud father of two children, Charles and Kristen; and
WHEREAS, Mr. King is united in love and marriage to his wife, Gayle Surles King, and he is the proud father of two children, Charles and Kristen; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of
this distinguished gentleman be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mr. William C. King on his stellar legal career and recognize
the amazing work of this outstanding individual.
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. William
C. King.
