Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert Edward Flournoy, Jr.
September 30, 1930 - August 10, 2003
Photographed By David Seibert, September 11, 2005
1. Robert Edward Flournoy, Jr. Marker
Inscription.
Robert Edward Flournoy, Jr.. September 30, 1930 - August 10, 2003. Lawyer, Legislator, Mayor, Judge Robert Flournoy moved to Marietta from Atlanta in 1957 to practice law. He served in the Georgia House 1963 – 1965, creating the Cobb State Court. Flournoy founded the Downtown Marietta Development Authority in 1971. As Mayor of Marietta, 1982 – 1986, he oversaw the renovations of Glover Park. In 1987, he became Cobb Superior Court Judge, rising to Chief Judge Cobb Judicial Circuit in 1999, and serving as Senior Judge in 2001 until his death in 2003. He used his keen intelligence, humor, oratory, honesty, courage and vivid personality to uphold the cause of justice, be a unifying force in the community, and serve the common good of all.
Lawyer, Legislator, Mayor, Judge Robert Flournoy moved to Marietta from Atlanta in 1957 to practice law. He served in the Georgia House 1963 – 1965, creating the Cobb State Court. Flournoy founded the Downtown Marietta Development Authority in 1971. As Mayor of Marietta, 1982 – 1986, he oversaw the renovations of Glover Park. In 1987, he became Cobb Superior Court Judge, rising to Chief Judge Cobb Judicial Circuit in 1999, and serving as Senior Judge in 2001 until his death in 2003. He used his keen intelligence, humor, oratory, honesty, courage and vivid personality to uphold the cause of justice, be a unifying force in the community, and serve the common good of all.
Erected by Erected by The Kiwanis Club of Marietta.
Location. 33° 57.128′ N, 84° 32.854′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. Marker is on Washington Ave. (Georgia Route 120). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 147 Washington Ave, Marietta GA 30060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Judge Debra Halpern Bernes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cherokee Treaty (about 400 feet
Marker is in front of the courthouse in Marietta, GA.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 795 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 1, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on August 29, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
