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I SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2013
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said. “She just never let any of her treat
ments get her down. She always had a
smile on her face.”
In addition to her family, Lily's best
friend Sophie Sutphin was at the game.
“I was nervous, but | was happy for her,”
she said. “She did amazing.”
The Braves also took notice, according
to family friend Ed Johnson.
“The whole
organization
just fell in love
with her,” he
said. “... And
she was such a
hero, because
even when she
was battling can
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Sophie Sutphin, left, helped best friend Lily
Anderson through her trials with cancer.
Lily had many
friends in school
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Sutphin had been
inseparable since
preschool. They
spent time togeth
er at the mall,
making cupcakes,
doing each other’s
makeup and just
being girls.
Even during
Lily’s sickest
moments, the two spent time together.
Last sprifig break, they visited Rosemary
Beach, Fla.
“[We] just had a lot of fun times there,”
Sutphin said. “We got to ride bikes
together everywhere. I had to keep her
strong and I had to be like her rock and
make sure that she was in good spirits.”
Lily may be gone, but her legacy lives
on at Vickery Middle School, where stu
dents still dress up in pink and green to
support her.
“It’s in memory of her so no one ever
forgets,” Sutphin said.
Lily died Dec. 15. Her funeral and cel
ebration of life at Stone Creek Church in
Milton drew more than 2,000 people,
with even more support online. Forsyth
County Fire Lt. Kevin Wells was among
those in attendance.
“We had green lights on our ladder
[truck] and that was her color ... so we
set the green ladder in the air for her
stairway to heaven,” Wells said.
Also there were several Braves players,
as well as several Atlanta Falcons.
“It just touches your heart,” Johnson
said. “They had her with stuffed animals
and a little Christmas elf on the edge of
the casket, and she had her cell phone
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“In her 11 years, she probably touched
more lives than most of us will do in a
lifetime.”
Wells said he got to know the family
over the years. During the first Lily's
Run to raise money for cancer research,
he picked up Lily in the fire truck and
brought her to the finish line, where she
could wave to supporters.
“We were there from pretty much day
one and we've keptin touch. She did
s 0 much to raise
money for child
cancer,” Wells
said.
“I have a lit
tle daughter the
same age, so it
just puts it
even closer to
home i
you're hoping
obviously
there'll be
some miracle
cure from the
beginning, but
you knew
from the diag
nosis it would
grow. It was
just very
heartbreak
ing.”
When Lily
went some
where, she
traveled with a
song and a
smile. She
sang at a Fallen Warriors Project benefit
for children of deceased troops. She sang
with the Atlanta area band Collective
Soul and alongside Christopher Alan
Yates at fundraisers.
“I'm proud that I'm her mom and I'm
proud of her for the job she did here,”
Anderson said.
Lily’s reach was particularly evident in
her final month. Her cheerleading coach
came up with the idea to light 11 candles
and place the luminaries in front of her
home. The candles became part of a
movement dubbed Lanterns for Lily,
which reached some 30 states. For her
funeral, more than 2,500 lights lined the
street to the church.
To say the past month has “been very
difficult is an understatement,” Anderson
said. “I still have to go to school and
clean out her locker. I'm just going to
take my time.”
Anderson’s little sister Audrey, 5, has
been the family’s focus and “making sure
she has the life she deserves.”
“For three and a half years, I was in the
hospital a lot. She missed her mom,”
Anderson said. “Audrey now deserves
100 percent of my attention. We’re living
a life for her and honoring her sister by
living a ‘yes’ life.”
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Hamilton of Cumming on the Energy,
Utilities & Telecommunications
Committee.
Hamilton, who chairs the Industry and
Labor committee, also is on the
Appropriations, Governmental Affairs,
Rules and Transportation committees.
Much like Hamilton mentored him
when he first joined the House, Dudgeon
said he’s looking forward to paying it for
ward.
“Mark was very good to show me all
the ropes and I'm trying to do the same,”
he said.
The recent redistricting process gave
District 22 Rep. Calvin Hill, a long-serv
ing legislator from Canton, a portion of
southwest Forsyth.
This year, the veteran Hill will chair the
Code Revision Committee and serve as
secretary. of the committees for State
Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight.
In the Senate, Forsyth’s lawmakers
picked up some powerful positions.
District 51 Sen. Steve Gooch of
Dahlonega will chair the Transportation
Committee, as well as be vice chairman
of the Economic Development
Committee. He’s also a member of the
Appropriations, Rules and Natural
Resources and the Environment commit
tees.
“A strong transportation infrastructure
is needed in order to encourage economic
development investment and expansion in
Georgia,” said Gooch, a former transpor
tation department board member.
District 27 Sen. Jack Murphy of
Cumming was named chairman of the
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Committee, which handles gas, telecom
munications, electric and other regulated
“It’s a very powerful committee and it
has lots of legislation coming through it,
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will ratify the deal.
Jarrard explained at that Jan. 8 session
that Taubman agreed to push back half
the amount due if ratified by commis
sioners “because we have enough of a
membership that has terms until 2016.”
The delay in payment allows the
county to “enjoy our cash in our bank
account,” Jarrard said.
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At a glance
The members of Forsyth County’
state legislative delegation will serve
on the following committees:
House
« District 9 Rep. Kevin Tanner —
Education; Intragovernmental
Coordination; Natural Resources &
Environment
« District 22 Rep. Calvin Hill — Code
Revision; State Planning and
Community Affairs; Budget and Fiscal
Affairs Oversight; Appropriations;
Banks and Banking; Special Rules;
State Properties
« District 24 Rep. Mark Hamilton —
Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications;
Industry and Labor; Appropriations;
Governmental Affairs; Rules;
Transportation
« District 25 Rep. Mike Dudgeon —
Science & Technology; Education;
Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications;
Small Business Development commit
tee
« District 26 Rep. Geoff Duncan —
Banks & Banking; Interstate
Cooperation; Science & Technology
Senate
« District 27 Sen. Jack Murphy —
Regulated Industries and Utilities;
Appropriations; Public Safety; Rules
* District 51 Sen. Steve Gooch —
Economic Development;
Appropriations; Rules; Natural
Resources and the Environment
Source: Georgia General Assembly
which is what I like from a committee,”
Murphy said. “It became available
because David Shafer ... gave up the
committee to be president pro tempore.”
Murphy said the new committee will
be time consuming, which is why he
stepped down from the Banking and
Financial Institutions committee, which
he chaired. Murphy also serves on the
Appropriations, Public Safety and Rules
committees.
a letter of credit, stating it will reim
burse the county for those costs if the
promised development is not built
according to the contract, he said.
Also at the meeting, commissioners
heard an update on the project from
James McCoy, president of the local
chamber of commerce.
“[A vice president and site develop
ment team] did a drive around and
spent a couple of days in the commu
nity [in late 2012],” he said. “My
understanding ... was that they’re cau
tiously optimistic about the retail mar
ket in the next 12 to 18 months.”
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