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HR 1521: David Cummings Memorial Highway; Washington County; dedicate

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House Resolution 1521

By: Representative Jackson of the 128th

A RESOLUTION

Honoring the life of Mr. David Oscar Cummings and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mr. David Oscar Cummings was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Georgia, and graduated from Washington County High School in 1978, where he was the STAR Student of his graduating class; and

WHEREAS, he worked in the product labs at Imerys for over three decades, where his professionalism, generosity, and conscientiousness set the standard for his colleagues; and

WHEREAS, an avid cyclist, Mr. Cummings participated in Randonneuring bicycling events which consist of long distance cycling and he started each year with a century ride of 100 miles on New Year's Day; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Cummings life was tragically cut short on April 30, 2018, when he was struck from behind by a motorist while cycling on the outskirts of Sandersville; and

WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he made this world a better place in which to live; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a road in his memory.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL

ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 540 from Deepstep Road to Linton Road South in Washington County is dedicated as the David Cummings Memorial Highway.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the David Cummings Memorial Highway.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Mr. David Oscar Cummings and to the Department of Transportation.