HR1006: HR1006 Boos, Mr. Louis; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial honor passed by the Georgia House of Representatives for Mr. Louis Boos. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it recounts his career since the 1960s in the pulp and paper industry, his leadership roles in industry groups, his decades of service on the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation Board, and his philanthropic work funding study abroad scholarships and cancer research. The resolution also highlights his mentorship of students at Kennesaw State University's Honors College and his civic volunteer work in the Atlanta area. The House formally commends him for these achievements and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for him.

• Formally recognizes and commends Mr. Louis Boos for his professional, philanthropic, and civic contributions.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Mr. Boos.
• Extends the House's best wishes to Mr. Boos for continued health, happiness, and success.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a purely ceremonial statement by the House.

The resolution directly names and honors Mr. Louis Boos. It also references institutions connected to his work, including Kennesaw State University's Honors College, the University of Maine, Duke University's Tisch Brain Tumor Center, and the local civic group Necessary Trouble.

Ceremonial resolutions like this one carry no legal force and change nothing about Georgia law or policy. Their significance is symbolic: they place a public, permanent legislative record of appreciation for an individual's community contributions into the House's official record.

• The whereas clauses describe Mr. Boos's roles in the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) and its Paper Industry Management Association (PIMA).
• The resolution notes his service on the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation Board since 1970 and his creation of an international scholarship.
• It describes the 2001 founding of the Boos Family International Experience Award for study abroad opportunities.
• It notes his endowment of a cancer research fund at Duke University's Tisch Brain Tumor Center.
• The resolving clause commends Mr. Boos and directs the Clerk of the House to provide him a copy of the resolution.

1. 2026-01-12House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-01-12House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-12House Hopper (House)

• Imani Barnes (D, HD-086)Primary sponsor
• Karla Drenner (D, HD-085)
• Karen Lupton (D, HD-083)
• Long Tran (D, HD-080)
• Park Cannon (D, HD-058)

• ceremonial resolution
• Kennesaw State University
• community recognition
• education philanthropy