SR552: SR552 Arrington, Marilyn; honor

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It celebrates the life of Marilyn Arrington, a Rome, Georgia native who spent over 30 years teaching in the Atlanta Public Schools system, including at Booker T. Washington High School, and later taught GED preparation at Atlanta Technical College. The resolution recounts her education at Clark College and Georgia State University, her longtime membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, The Links Incorporated, and Cascade United Methodist Church, and her decades as a resident of Southwest Atlanta. It formally congratulates her on turning 80 and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide her with a copy of the resolution.

• Formally congratulates Marilyn Arrington on her 80th birthday on behalf of the Georgia Senate.
• Recounts her career of over 30 years teaching in the Atlanta Public Schools system and at Atlanta Technical College.
• Recognizes her decades of involvement in civic and faith organizations, including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Cascade United Methodist Church.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Arrington.

This resolution directly names and honors Marilyn Arrington. It does not create obligations for the public, state agencies, or any other group beyond the Georgia Senate's administrative act of preparing and delivering a copy of the resolution to her.

The resolution has no legal effect and changes no Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic: it places an official record of appreciation for Arrington's decades in education and community service into the Senate's proceedings and gives her a keepsake copy.

• The whereas clauses detail her birth in Rome, Georgia, her education at Clark College and Georgia State University, and her teaching career in Atlanta Public Schools.
• The resolved clause has the Senate honor and congratulate Arrington on her 80th birthday and thank her for her service.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Arrington.

1. 2025-04-04Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-04-02Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)Primary sponsor
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)

• ceremonial resolution
• Georgia Senate honors
• Atlanta Public Schools
• community service recognition