--- title: SR 955. Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection; Clayton County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr955 cite_as: SR 955, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr955 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr955.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr955/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74088 date: 2026-03-18 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 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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Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection; Clayton County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 955 By: Senators Davenport of the 17th, Wicks of the 34th, Jones of the 10th, James of the 28th, Mangham of the 55th and others A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Mr. Robert Daniel Lockhart and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Daniel Lockhart was born in Junction City, Georgia, and received his early education at the County Line School of Taylor County, Georgia; and WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart dedicated 24 years to Central of Georgia Railroad and worked for 26 years with Murphy and Orr, Inc., of Forest Park, Georgia; and WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Lockhart was an active member of Forest Chapel Baptist Church, where he served as deacon for more than 50 years, served as assistant chairperson on the board of deacons, sang in the chorus, and served on the trustee board; and WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart was a great supporter of athletics, founding the Atlanta Spartans Athletic Club and helping to lead the Forest Park Braves and Decatur Spartans to years of success; and WHEREAS, the community of Forest Park was blessed to have Mr. Lockhart's vision and engagement and he worked tirelessly to improve the lives of Forest Park's youth through fund raisers for their extra curricular activities; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized 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 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County is dedicated as the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Robert Daniel Lockhart 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 Mr. Robert Daniel Lockhart 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 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection, honoring the late community leader. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia General Assembly honors Robert Daniel Lockhart, a Clayton County area resident remembered for his decades of work with Central of Georgia Railroad and Murphy and Orr, Inc., his long service as a deacon at Forest Chapel Baptist Church, and his role founding youth athletic programs in Forest Park. The resolution's operative effect is to dedicate the intersection of State Route 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County as the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Lockhart's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the intersection of State Route 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County as the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial intersection. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Lockhart's family and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family and community of Robert Daniel Lockhart in the Forest Park and Clayton County area who are honored by the naming. ### Why it matters While largely symbolic, the resolution results in a physical, lasting marker at a specific Clayton County intersection and commits the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage recognizing Lockhart's community contributions. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause names the specific intersection, State Route 138 Spur and State Route 3 in Clayton County, as the Robert Daniel Lockhart Memorial Intersection. - A further resolution authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication. - A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide copies of the resolution to Lockhart's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-16) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-03-18) - Sponsors: Gail Davenport, Kenya Wicks, Emanuel Jones, Donzella James, Randal Mangham, Kim Jackson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74088 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr955.md?full=1