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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > January > 24 > Entry
House plans to honor Coverdell
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
House Majority Leader Jerry Keen (R-St. Simons Island) found plenty of support Monday for a proposal to name the state’s legislative annex building for late U.S. Sen. Paul Coverdell.
“We feel this is a fitting honor for a statesman who has gone before us,” Keen said in proposing a resolution to rename the Legislative Office Building, which is across the street from the Capitol.
Coverdell died in 2000 of complications from a massive stroke. He was 61.
At the time of his death, Coverdell held the No. 5 position in the Republican leadership and served on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
Coverdell was instrumental in developing the Georgia Republican Party, beginning his state Senate career in 1970 when there were only five GOP senators.
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