GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION DRSJR55642-LG-276  (7/7)

Sponsors:	Senator Jacumin.
Referred to:

A JOINT RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of John arthur forlines, jr., former banker.

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. was born on January 8, 1918, in Graham, North Carolina, to John A. Forlines Sr., and Nancy Hutchens Forlines; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. grew up in the City of Durham and graduated from Duke University in 1939; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. served in the United States Army from 1940 to 1946, where he was assigned to the finance department and achieved the rank of major; and

Whereas, after his service in the army, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. returned to Durham, where he served as Secretary-Treasurer for Dailey's Inc.; and

Whereas, in 1954, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. moved to Granite Falls, North Carolina, to take over the leadership of the Bank of Granite; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. led the bank for 52 years, turning the institution into one of the most lucrative community banks in the nation; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. proudly served his profession as President of the North Carolina Bankers Association and was inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 1999 and the North Carolina Bankers Hall of Fame in 2001; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. was loyal to his alma mater, serving two terms as a trustee of Duke University, and as a member of the Duke University Management Corporation, the Duke University Athletics Advisory Board, and as President of the Duke University Half-Century Club; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. received numerous honors from Duke University, including the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1994 and the University Medal for Distinguished Meritorious Service in 2008, which is the University's highest honor; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines was also honored by the Duke University Trustees Emeriti, who named the University's alumni house, the John A. Forlines, Jr. Alumni House, in 2009; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. served his community and State in many capacities, including serving on the Board of Caldwell County's Hospice and Palliative Care, an organization that he helped to establish; President of the Catawba Valley Executive Club; President of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce; Chair of the State Board of Community Colleges from 1985 to 1990; and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute from 1965 to 1984; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. was recognized for many of his good deeds; he received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2004, the National Hospice Foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award in 1997, and the Lenoir Rhyne University Business Leader of the Year Award in 1996, and he was the recipient of the Terry Sanford Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 and the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2006; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lenoir, where he served as an elder; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. died on July 6, 2010, at the age of 92; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Dunn Forlines; and

Whereas, John Arthur Forlines, Jr. is survived by his children, Judith Tarlton, Joy Crosby, John A. Forlines III, and Jane Forlines; grandchildren, Phillip Couch, Laurel Crosby, John David Crosby, Megan Forlines, Molly Forlines, John A. Forlines IV, Justin Greenhill, and Julia Greenhill; and a sister, Martha Forney; Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

SECTION 1.  The General Assembly honors the memory of John Arthur Forlines, Jr. and expresses the appreciation of this State and its citizens for the service he rendered his profession, community, State, and nation.

SECTION 2.  The General Assembly extends its deepest sympathy to the family of John Arthur Forlines, Jr. for the loss of a beloved family member.

SECTION 3.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the family of John Arthur Forlines, Jr.

SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.