SR350: SR350 Bussey, Alice Mae White; condolences

This is a memorial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate. It does not change any law. Instead, it formally recognizes the life of Alice Mae White Bussey, who was born in south DeKalb County in 1947 and went on to serve as Georgia's first Labor Department federal representative and as Federal Women's Program manager for the Southeastern Region. The resolution recounts her 1985 election as the first woman president of the Atlanta Business League and her career in the floral industry, where she became Atlanta's first African American FTD florist and built an international floral business. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare an official copy of the resolution for delivery to her family as an expression of condolence.

• Formally states that the Senate honors the life and memory of Alice Mae White Bussey and expresses regret at her passing.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare an official copy of the resolution for distribution to her family.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a ceremonial statement rather than legislation affecting Georgia code.

The resolution directly names the family of Alice Mae White Bussey, who will receive the official copy, and reflects the Georgia Senate's own action as a body honoring a former state employee and businesswoman.

While it carries no legal or regulatory effect, the resolution serves as an official public record of the Georgia Senate's recognition of Bussey's career and community contributions, providing her family a formal acknowledgment from the state legislature.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount her birth in DeKalb County, her role as Georgia's first Labor Department federal representative, and her work as Federal Women's Program manager.
• It notes her 1985 election as the first woman president of the Atlanta Business League and her career as Atlanta's first African American FTD florist.
• The resolving clause formally honors her life and memory and expresses the Senate's condolences.
• A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to her family.

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

• Emanuel Jones (D, SD-010)Primary sponsor
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)

• Senate resolution
• condolences
• Georgia history
• Atlanta business community