SR328: SR328 Heyward, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Geneva; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Geneva Heyward, who served 27 years as a Communications Electronic Officer in the Army Signal Corps across active duty and the Army Reserve, including assignments in Germany and at several Georgia posts such as Fort Gordon, Fort Eisenhower, and Fort Gillem. The resolution recounts her promotions from Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant Colonel, her awards including the President's Lifetime Achievement Award and two Meritorious Service Medals, and her ongoing volunteer work with the National Association of Black Military Women. The Senate resolves to commend her for her service and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide her with a copy of the resolution.

• Formally recognizes and commends Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Geneva Heyward for her 27-year military career in the Army Signal Corps.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Heyward.
• Extends the Senate's best wishes to Heyward for continued health and happiness.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a purely ceremonial honor.

The resolution directly honors Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Geneva Heyward. It also involves the Secretary of the Senate, who is tasked with producing and delivering a copy of the resolution to her.

The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its significance is symbolic: it puts the Georgia Senate's formal recognition of an individual veteran's decades of military and community service into the official record.

• The whereas clauses detail Heyward's military career, including her commissioning at Central State University in 1981 and assignments at Fort Gordon, in Germany, and at Fort Gillem.
• The resolved clause states the Senate recognizes and commends Heyward for her exceptional career and dedicated service.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Heyward.

1. 2025-03-04Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-03-03Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)Primary sponsor
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)

• veterans recognition
• military service
• Georgia Senate resolution
• community service honors