Georgia SR 131: Brantley, Jr., Booker Terry; honoring

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Senate Resolution 131
By: Senators Henson of the 41st, Fort of the 39th, Tate of the 38th, Rhett of the 33rd, Seay
of the 34th and others 
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and memory of Booker Terry Brantley, Jr.; and for other purposes.
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WHEREAS, the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens2
with the passing of Booker Terry Brantley, Jr.; and3
WHEREAS, Mr. Brantley was born on March 9, 1935, in Troy, Alabama, a beloved son of4
Booker Terry Brantley, Sr., and Polly Ann McMillan Brantley; and5
WHEREAS, Mr. Brantley pursued his entrepreneurial dreams, beginning with owning a gas6
station with an automatic car wash in southeast Atlanta, Terry Motors in the Bankhead area,7
and Van Motors on Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive; and8
WHEREAS, he was the first African American car dealer to be listed on the Top 100 List of9
Lincoln Mercury car dealers in the nation for his dealership, Greenbriar Lincoln Mercury,10
and he was also ranked on the 1978 Black Enterprise List as owner of the eighth largest11
black-owned business in America; and12
WHEREAS, Mr. Brantley achieved success in the nightclub business in the 1990s, beginning13
with  Hairston's  in  Stone  Mountain,  before  opening  the  legendary  entertainment  venue,14
Atrium, and the nightclub Flava, also in Stone Mountain; and15
WHEREAS, he developed the luxury community of Guilford Forest in southwest Atlanta as16
his final entrepreneurial venture, a community known for its stately homes designed with17
classic elegance; and18
WHEREAS,  Booker  Terry  Brantley,  Jr.,  was  united  in  love  and  marriage  to  Baby  Ruth19
Griffith Brantley, and was blessed with two remarkable children, Dr. Vanessa T. Brantley20
and Booker Terry Brantley, III, and four wonderful grandchildren, Alexa, Kindall, Sydney,21
and Teri; and22

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WHEREAS, he gave inspiration to many through his high ideals, morals, and deep concern
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for his fellow citizens, and the devotion, patience, and understanding he demonstrated to his24
family and friends were admired by others; and25
WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation26
for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he27
made this world a better place in which to live; and28
WHEREAS, a compassionate and generous man, Booker Terry Brantley, Jr., will long be29
remembered for his love of family and friendship, and this loyal husband, father, and friend30
will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing him.31
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body32
join in honoring the life and memory of Booker Terry Brantley, Jr., and express their deepest33
and most sincere regret at his passing.34
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed35
to  make  appropriate  copies  of  this  resolution  available  for  distribution  to  the  family  of36
Booker Terry Brantley, Jr.37