SR348: SR348 Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection; Catoosa County; dedicate

This resolution honors Trooper William Frederick Black, Jr., a Georgia State Patrol trooper who was shot and killed during a traffic stop while patrolling near Ringgold, Georgia. It recounts his background as a Lanier High School football standout, his time studying aeronautical engineering and playing sports at Auburn University, his service in the United States Army Reserves, and his standing as one of the first class of Georgia state troopers. The resolution directs that the intersection of State Route 3 and Roach Hollow Road in Catoosa County be dedicated as the Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection. It authorizes and directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Trooper Black's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 3 and Roach Hollow Road in Catoosa County as the Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial dedication at that intersection.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Trooper Black's family and to the Department of Transportation.
• Formally honors Trooper Black's military service, athletic career, and law enforcement service through the resolution's recitals.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and Catoosa County, where the intersection is located. It also recognizes the family of Trooper William Frederick Black, Jr., and the Georgia State Patrol.

If adopted, drivers passing through Catoosa County would see permanent signage marking the intersection in Trooper Black's name, giving the community and his family a lasting public memorial to his service and death in the line of duty.

• The whereas clauses recount Trooper Black's background, including his football career at Lanier High School and Auburn University and his Army Reserves service.
• The resolution states he was among the first class of Georgia state troopers, holding badge number 8.
• It describes his death while patrolling Georgia Highway 41 near Ringgold when he was shot during a traffic stop.
• The operative clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 3 and Roach Hollow Road in Catoosa County as the Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Trooper Black's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-06Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2025-03-04Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Colton Moore (R, SD-053)Primary sponsor

• memorial resolution
• Catoosa County
• Georgia State Patrol
• road dedication
• law enforcement