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An emotional salute to good folks, Don and Lucile Carter
Reception honors couple for their years of community service
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Abit Massey and others react to Don Carter’s deadpan delivery as he hands back a check for $1.11 from retired DNR commissioner Joe Tanner, joking that it’s probably worthless, during a reception Thursday at Peach State Bank honoring Carter and wife Lucile. - photo by NAT GURLEY
His name alone is on the state park sign, but Don Carter shared the spotlight Thursday afternoon with his wife, Lucile, a longtime community volunteer. Friends and well-wishers poured into Peach State Bank to honor the couple as part of “Don and Lucile Carter Appreciation Day,” a mostly drop-in event recognizing the Carters’ accomplishments in Gainesville-Hall County. “Thank you very much, everyone,” Don Carter told the crowd after a brief program featuring presentations by Abit Massey, president emeritus of the Gainesville-based Georgia Poultry Federation.