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SR 259

A RESOLUTION adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jerry Keith McPeek Sr.

2025 Regular Session

Ceremonially adjourn the Senate in memory of Jerry Keith McPeek Sr., expressing sympathy to his family and delivering a copy of the resolution to them.

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Bill Summary · SR 259

Summary — SR 259: A Resolution adjourning the Senate in honor and loving memory of Jerry Keith McPeek Sr.

Status: Adopted (Read & adopted; Reported enrolled)
Introduced: March 11, 2025
Classification: Senate resolution (memorial)
Subject: Memorials
Primary sponsors (as provided): Randal Mangham; Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Purpose / Intent

SR 259 is a ceremonial Senate resolution to honor the life and memory of Jerry Keith McPeek Sr. and to direct a formal adjournment of the Senate in his honor. The resolution records biographical details, expresses the Senate’s sympathy to his family and community, and directs transmission of a copy of the resolution to the family.

Key provisions

  • Section 1: Expresses the Senate’s “most profound sympathy” on the passing of Jerry Keith McPeek Sr. and extends condolences to his family, friends, and community.
  • Section 2: Provides that when the Senate adjourns on the day the resolution is adopted, it will do so in honor and loving memory of Jerry Keith McPeek Sr.
  • Section 3: Directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Phillip Wheeler for delivery to Mr. McPeek’s family.

The resolution text includes personal and family information about Mr. McPeek (born March 27, 1938; deceased February 21, 2025), lists surviving relatives, and affirms he was “a friend to all and loved by many.”

Who is affected

  • Primary: The family and friends of Jerry Keith McPeek Sr., who receive an official expression of condolence from the Senate.
  • Secondary: Senate membership and staff insofar as the chamber’s adjournment is ceremonially held in his honor.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Received by the Secretary of the Senate: March 11, 2025 (per provided metadata).
  • Floor and committee activity listed in the record includes introduction and movement to the Senate floor in late March 2025 and several entries indicating adoption and filing through April–June 2025.
  • Official actions recorded include “Read & adopted,” “Vote recorded in Journal,” and “Reported enrolled.” The summary status is Adopted.

Fiscal and legal effect

  • SR 259 is purely honorary and ceremonial. It does not create rights, duties, or entitlements, nor does it have a fiscal impact on state funds.

Notes

  • The resolution directs a formal adjournment in Mr. McPeek’s memory and the delivery of an official copy of the adopted resolution to his family via Senator Phillip Wheeler.
  • Such resolutions are customary for commemorating the lives of private citizens or public figures and serve as an official record of the legislative body’s condolences.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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