James Maran, 74 of Duluth, died peacefully on Friday, May 7, 2021. He leaves behind a loving wife Jane, and son Mark. He was previously head of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce for nine years.
Mark Andrew Thornell, born August 20, 1968, in Bangkok, Thailand, to Lieutenant Colonel
Michael J. Thornell and Katherine S. Thornell, passed quietly in his home Thursday, March 18,
2021.
James Terry Gordon, of Norcross, Ga, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, following a short, non-COVID–related illness. Although his death was unexpected, he passed away peacefully at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, surrounded by his immediate family.
“Each of us is given only so many mornings to do it – to look around and love.”
– Pulitzer Prize-winning American Poet Mary Oliver (1935-2019), via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
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Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
County-wide microtransit services.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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