House Resolution 1375
By: Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Smith of the 138th, and Rice of the 139th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending Patricia Lowman upon her retirement; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Patricia "Pat" Harris Lowman has long been recognized by the citizens of this
state for the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment
to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as evidenced
dramatically by her superlative service with on the Waverly Hall, Georgia, City Council; and
WHEREAS, she was first elected to the Waverly Hall City Council in 1984, serving for forty
consecutive years from 1985 until the end of 2025, being elected ten times; and
WHEREAS, during such time Councilwoman Lowman was the director of public safety over
the police and fire departments, served as the Mayor Pro Tem and Chief Financial Officer,
as well as was called on numerous times to fill mayoral vacancies, leading the council
through several difficult periods; and
WHEREAS, Councilwoman Lowman's significant organizational and leadership talents,
remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of this state have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and
associates; and
WHEREAS, during her tenure, she successfully took the police department from a night
watchmen type presence to a full-time police department; took the fire department from a
municipal/volunteer department to a department which in addition to having a group of
extremely well trained fireman, has a state of the art well equipped fire house, two staging
areas for fire trucks, and provides better response times to not only the residents of Waverly
Hall but to its side of Harris County; as well as constructed the city gymnasium /community
house, "The Bobby Lowman Recreation Center"; and
WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and
WHEREAS, Councilwoman Lowman has served with honor and distinction with the
Waverly Hall City Council, and her vision and unyielding commitment to public service will
be sorely missed upon the occasion of her retirement; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body recognize and commend Patricia Lowman for her efficient,
effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia; congratulate her
upon the grand occasion of her retirement; and extend the most sincere best wishes for
continued health and happiness.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to
Patricia Lowman.