SR742: SR742 Knight, Ms. Janice; commend

26 LC 129 0919 Senate Resolution 742 By: Senators Strickland of the 42nd, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Ginn of the 47th, Payne of the 54th, Bearden of the 30th and others A RESOLUTION Commending Ms. Janice Knight for her selfless acts and service to her community; and for1 other purposes.2 WHEREAS, Ms. Janice Knight of Morgan County, Georgia, retired after 34 years of service3 to her community, having worked for five years at the Universit y of Georgia Cooperative4 Extension Office and an impressive 29 years at Adult Protective Services with the Georgia5 Department of Human Services' Division of Aging Services; and6 WHEREAS, Ms. Knight retired in 2003, she then served as a caregiver for her mother and7 husband, who suffered from the rare autoimmune disease neuromye litis optica, and her8 research and advocacy for others with the same diagnosis led to Governor Kemp's9 Proclamation in March of 2020 for Neuromyelitis Optica Awareness Month; and10 WHEREAS, despite the tragic loss of her son and her only child in 2008 in a motorcycle11 accident, Ms. Knight continues to zealously serve her community , serving on the Walton12 EMC Operation Round Up Board, the Morgan County Senior Center Advisory Council as13 chairman, the Northeast Georgia Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council as secretary, and14 in a Jail ministry, Single Again ministry, and Family Ties for Grandparents Raising15 Grandchildren; and16 S. R. 742 - 1 - 26 LC 129 0919 W H E R E A S , M s . K n i g h t h a s a l s o s e r v e d p r e v i o u s l y w i t h t h e A m e r i c an Cancer Society17 Board, the DFCS board, and the Guardian Angel State Task Force; and 18 WHEREAS, Ms. Knight continues to give back to her community by providing monetary19 donations to local charities, delivering meals to homebound seniors, providing books and a20 listening ear to comfort those having recently suffered a loss, and playing piano in her church21 and local nursing homes; and 22 WHEREAS, Ms. Knight has been selected as the 2026 Distinguished Older Georgian by the23 Georgia Council on Aging (GCOA) and is to be honored by the GCO A during the24 Distinguished Older Georgian ceremony at the state capitol on W ednesday, February 11,25 2026.26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body27 commend Ms. Janice Knight for her accomplishments, selfless acts, and longtime service to28 her community; congratulate her upon being selected as the 2026 Distinguished Older29 Georgian; and extend their sincere best wishes for her continued health and happiness.30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Ms. Janice Knight.32 S. R. 742 - 2 -