HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 404
By Campbell S
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Belle Ragan on the celebration of her 100th birthday.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly pay tribute to those citizens who are celebrating special occasions in their estimable lives; and WHEREAS, Belle Ragan celebrates her birthday on March 22, 2023, a milestone commemorated as yet another precious souvenir of life's rich pageant; and WHEREAS, a highly respected member of the Trade community in Johnson County, Ms.
Ragan has lived an amazing life and has experienced firsthand the breadth and span of
American history; and WHEREAS, as Belle Ragan gracefully enters her eleventh decade, she is still a positive force for good, admired for her wisdom, spirit of generosity, integrity, and enthusiasm for life;
and WHEREAS, we wish to grasp this golden opportunity to specially recognize one of
Tennessee's most outstanding citizens on this very special occasion; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
THIRTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we hereby honor and congratulate Belle Ragan on the celebration of her
100th birthday and extend to her our best wishes for many happy returns of the day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear without House or Senate designation.
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