Bill Text: GA SR721 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Poetter, May Lewis; condolences
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-01-25 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR721 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR721-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 721
By:
Senator Carter of the 1st
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life and memory of May Lewis Poetter; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens
with the passing of May Lewis Poetter on January 11, 2012; and
WHEREAS,
May was born on July 30, 1917, in Collins, Mississippi, a beloved daughter of
Frank Lewis and May Olive Keys Lewis; and
WHEREAS,
a woman of deep and abiding faith, May was a dedicated member of Skidaway Island
United Methodist Church and an active member of Bull Street Baptist Church,
where she ministered to many students through the Christian Student Fellowship;
and
WHEREAS,
May was united in love and marriage to her late husband, Paul, and was blessed
with two remarkable children, Paula and Pam, and seven wonderful grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS,
May graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's
degree in elementary education, earned a master's degree in education from Emory
University, and later entered the Atlanta Public School System as an elementary
school teacher; and
WHEREAS,
she is best known for having co-founded Savannah College of Arts and Design
(SCAD) in 1978, which is the most comprehensive nonprofit and accredited art and
design university in the world, with 11,063 students, more than 700 faculty, and
campuses in Savannah, Atlanta, Lacoste, and Hong Kong, as well as online;
and
WHEREAS,
she maintained membership in many clubs and organizations, including Daughters
of the American Revolution, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, National Order
of Colonial Dames, The 100 Club, International Chapter of the PEO Sisterhood,
Kappa Delta Epsilon, the Shadrack Rodgers Chapter, and the Georgia Trust for
Historic Preservation; and
WHEREAS, she gave inspiration to many through her high ideals, morals, and deep concern for her fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding she demonstrated to her family and friends were admired by others; and
WHEREAS, she gave inspiration to many through her high ideals, morals, and deep concern for her fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding she demonstrated to her family and friends were admired by others; and
WHEREAS,
she was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness and, by the example she made of
her life, she made this world a better place in which to live; and
WHEREAS,
a compassionate and generous woman, May Lewis Poetter will long be remembered
for her love of family and friendship, and this loyal daughter, wife, mother,
grandmother, and friend will be missed by all who had the great fortune of
knowing her.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
honoring the life and memory of May Lewis Poetter and express their deepest and
most sincere regret at her passing.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of May Lewis
Poetter.
