- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- In Memoriam Representative Lorenzo Benn, 1934-1990
- Date of Original:
- 1999-06-07
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Lorenzo Benn. Birth date: September 11, 1934. Death date: June 2, 1999. Funeral date: June 7, 1999. Church: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta (Atlanta, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 57
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_bennlorenzo19900607
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_bennlorenzo19900607
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
YES - I WILL MISS HIM
STATE REPRESENTATIVE LORENZO BENN HONESTY!! INTEGRITY!! DEDICATION!!
THIS HIS CAMPAIGN BROCHURES WOULD ALWAYS READ AND HIS DOOR ALWAYS OPEN TO THE MANY IN NEED
YES I WILL MISS HIM FOR HIS ELECTION BROUGHT MORE CREDIBILITY TO THE HOUSE FOR HE WAS ANOTHERMOUNTAIN THAT STOODTALLAND FIRM HE GAVE OF HIMSELF MANY HOURS AND DAYS WITHOUT FRET OR FROWN NOT INTERESTED IN PRAISE, NOR AVOIDING CONTROVERSY YET SPEAR-HEADED BY HIS PERSISTANCE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT
YES I WILL MISS HIM HE WAS A RARE SENSITIVE MAN ALWAYS LIFTING A HAND TO HELP A FELLOWMAN HE WAS A STORYTELLER AT WHICH NONEOTHER WASBEST AND THEY ALWAYS TAUGHT A LESSON HELPED YOU OUT OF A MESS!!
YES I WILL MISS HIM HE WAS MANY THINGS TO MANYPEOPLE TO SOME FATHER TO SOME BROTHER TO SOME UNCLE TO SOME STATEREPRESENTATIVE TO SOME HE WAS JUSTTHE KIND HEARTED MAN NEXT DOOR
WHAT EVER HE WAS TO EACH OF US, INDEED HE WILL BE MISSED HIS TALENTS, HIS SHADOW, FADE WITH HIM HIS DEEDS WILL ALWAYS BEKNOWN
AND IF IT IS TRUE THATWEARE MIRRORS OF EACH OTHER THEN TRULY WEMUST BE STRONG!!
YES - I WILL MISS HIM.
-- ATA RA'OOF
In Memoriam Representative Lorenzo Benn
1934-1990
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION OF ATLANTA Order of Service June 7,1990
PRELUDE
OPENING WORDS
Dr. Frost
TRIBUTES Governor Joe Frank Harris Speaker Thomas B. Murphy Rep. Georganna Sinkfield, Vice Chair, Fulton County Delegation
MUSIC
TRIBUTES Rep. Grace Davis Jondell Johnson, NAACP Rev. Dorothy Sims, Pastor, Christ Love Circle Church
SOLO
"Because He Lives"
Letha Boykin
MEDITATION
Dr. Frost
SOLO
Theodore Jones
PRAYER
CLOSING WORDS
John Hall Wheelock
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
Rev. Dr. EdwardA. Frost, Senior Minister, UUCA, Officiant Kelly Wilhoit, Piano; Letha Boykin, Theodore Jones, Soloists,
Rev. Donald 1 Jacobsen, Graveside Service
Lorenzo's family invites you to a reception at his home, 579 Fielding Lane,
following the Graveside Service. Our thanks to the many, many people who have helped make this Service possible.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Cancer Society in Lorenzo's memory.
OBITUARY
The Honorable Lorenzo Benn, native of Atlanta, born September 11, 1934, to Lilla Merriweather and Legree Benn, died June 2, 1990. He is survived by two sons, Lawrence and Lorenzo Benn, Jr., of Atlanta; one daughter, Marian Benn of New Jersey; two sisters, Grace Jenkins and Eloise Poldo, and two brothers, LeRoy and Norman Benn, all of Atlanta.
He was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, where he served in many capacities.
Representative Benn received his B.A., B.S., L.L.B., and Doctor of Jurisprudence from the following colleges: Kerpel & Long Island University (New York), Iowa University, University of Pennsylvania, and Atlanta Law School. He was a hardworking businessman, which inspired him to become President of Benn Enterprises and L.B.J., Inc.
State Representative Lorenzo Benn was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1980. He served on the following Committees: Banks and Banking, Interstate Cooperation, Rules, and was Secretary of Special Judiciary, and Chairman of the House Youth and Children Subcommittee. Representative Benn also served as Chairman of the Fulton County House Delegation for the past six years.
He was highly respected and well-liked by his colleagues and members of the Legislative staff. He was known to be a man of integrity, soft spoken, articulate and effective.
Representative Benn was a member of the Education Committee for four years and a staunch advocate for quality education and teachers.
Representative Benn's Legislative interests were diverse. He sponsored many major pieces of legislation to enhance the quality of life for residents of Atlanta, Fulton County and Georgia, including the Fair Housing Bill, Staggered tags, Registration, Towing, Emission inspection fees, Employee record checks for Daycare Centers, Election of Fulton County Board of Education, and Homestead exemptions for the elderly and disabled.
Representative Benn received numerous awards for his outstanding service and dedication to the community and the legislature. He was Vice President of the Atlanta Branch of NAACP, President of Nu Beta Epsilon National Law Fraternity, Chairman of Forward Georgia Assembly, member of Georgia's Mental Health Advisory Council, member of the Board of Exodus and member of the Advisory Board of Street Academy.