--- title: SR 348. Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection; Catoosa County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr348 cite_as: SR 348, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr348 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr348.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr348/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71163 date: 2025-03-06 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection; Catoosa County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 348 By: Senator Moore of the 53rd A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Trooper William Frederick Black, Jr., and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, our nation's security continues to rely on patriotic men and women who put their personal lives on hold in order to place themselves in harm's way to protect the freedoms that all United States citizens cherish; and WHEREAS, Trooper William Frederick Black, Jr., was a standout football player for Lanier High School, where he led the Poets to a state championship; and WHEREAS, he went on to study aeronautical engineering at Auburn University, where he played basketball and football; and WHEREAS, Trooper Black served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United States Army Reserves and graduated among the first class of troopers in Georgia, with a badge number of 8; and WHEREAS, while patrolling on Georgia Highway 41 near Ringgold, Georgia, Trooper Black's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty when he was shot during a traffic stop; and WHEREAS, Trooper Black embodied the spirit of service and willingness to find meaning in something greater than himself, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an intersection in his memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of State Route 3 and Roach Hollow Road in Catoosa County is dedicated as the Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Trooper William Frederick Black, Jr., and to the Department of Transportation. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Senate resolution would name the intersection of State Route 3 and Roach Hollow Road in Catoosa County the Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection, honoring a Georgia State Patrol trooper killed in the line of duty. ### Plain-language summary 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. ### What it does - 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. ### Who it affects 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. ### Why it matters 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. ### Key provisions - 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. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-03-06) - Sponsors: Colton Moore - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71163 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr348.md?full=1