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A RESOLUTION BY THE STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD OF GEORGIA 1997 PETER ZACK GEER HIGHWAY — DESIGNATED. WHEREAS, Peter Zack Geer picked up the torch and continued a 100-year family tradition of public service in Southwest Georgia and the state at a very early age; and WHEREAS, he served as Miller County Attorney, then represented the county in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1951 to 1952; and WHEREAS, he served as legal counsel for the Rural Roads Authority from 1956 to 1958 while that body was involved in getting rural Georgia out of the mud and into the future; and WHEREAS, Peter Zack Geer served as Executive Secretary to Governor Ernest Vandiver from 1958 to 1961; and WHEREAS, he was elected Lt. Governor in 1962 at the age of 34, serving in that position during Governor Carl Sanders administration, as the "New Georgia" was emerging; and WHEREAS, he was selected as the Georgia Jaycee's Man of the Year in 1964; and WHEREAS, he has practiced law in Albany and Dougherty County since leaving public office, continuing his tradition of civic and professional service at the same pace. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the section of State Route 91 extending from the South Albany City limits across Dougherty, Baker, Miller and Seminole Counties to the Herman Talmadge Bridge south of Donalsonville be designated the Peter Zack Geer Highway in recognition of the service this great Georgian provided his state. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commissioner of Transportation be instructed to erect appropriate signs along this segment of State Route 91, that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting and an appropriate copy be provided to Mr. Geer's family. Adopted this 16th day of January, 1997..

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