Bill Text: GA SR1128 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: 25th Annual Law Enforcement Cookout; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-12 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1128 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR1128-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 1128
By:
Senators Hill of the 4th, Williams of the 19th, Goggans of the 7th, Golden of
the 8th, Bulloch of the 11th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the 25th annual law enforcement cookout; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the annual law enforcement cookout started with less than 50 in attendance and
has grown to over 1,800 in the past year; and
WHEREAS,
Wayne Dasher and Long County Sheriff Cecil Nobles began the cookout in 1987 to
thank all law enforcement for the job they do and for putting their lives on the
line; and
WHEREAS,
the program portion of the evening provides a ready audience for state-wide
elected officials to extol the excellence of Georgia's law enforcement and first
responders and to assure enforcement officers to their unchanging support for
those who compel obedience to Georgia's safety laws; and
WHEREAS,
in recent years, first responders have been added to the honoree list, including
fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, military personnel, and
corrections officers; and
WHEREAS,
Tattnall County Sheriff Quintin Rush, Liberty County Sheriff Don Martin, and
Wayne County Sheriff John Carter joined in hosting the occasion a few years
back; and
WHEREAS,
the event is held in April every year, and Sheriff Craig Nobles, Cecil Nobles's
son, recently stepped in to host the cookout; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the annual law enforcement cookout and
all local law enforcement officers, on behalf of the citizens of this state, be
appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
the care, courage, sympathy, and selfless dedication exhibited by law
enforcement officers and first responders in carrying out the difficult duties
of their vocation, extend to them their utmost appreciation for having so purely
and truly defined for others the meaning of public servant, and recognize the
25th annual law enforcement cookout.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the public and the press.
