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HR 848

Celebrating the life of Carol J. Pretlow.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Nadarius Clark and 5 co-sponsors

Georgia House memorializes Rev. White Jr., honoring his military, law enforcement, and pastoral service; expresses condolences to his family; ceremonial, no policy effect.

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Bill Summary · HR 848

Summary — House Resolution 848 (Georgia): Honoring Reverend Dr. Robert C. White Jr.

Purpose

House Resolution 848 is a ceremonial resolution adopted by the Georgia House of Representatives to honor the life, service, and memory of Reverend Dr. Robert C. White Jr., who died January 13, 2025. The resolution records his biography, public and community service, and expresses the House’s condolences to his family.

Key provisions

  • Officially honors and memorializes Reverend Dr. Robert C. White Jr. and expresses the House’s “deepest and most sincere regret” at his passing.
  • Recites biographical and service highlights, including military service, law-enforcement career, pastoral ministry, and family details.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Reverend White’s family.

Biographical highlights included in the resolution

  • Born October 9, 1952, in Atlanta, Georgia; son of Robert C. White Sr. and Dora E. White Johnson.
  • Military service: two-year tour in the U.S. Army and later served as a military police officer with the Georgia Army National Guard.
  • Law-enforcement career: Deputy sheriff with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, retiring as a lieutenant after 27 years.
  • Pastoral ministry: Served as pastor of multiple United Methodist churches (Kaigler’s Chapel, Fairview, Alexander, New Oakland City, Clarkston, Columbia Drive, and New Hope United Methodist Churches).
  • Family: Survived by his wife, Valerie; children Reginald, Brittney, and Courtney; and seven grandchildren (Braylon, Brayden, Chloe, Diana, Corbin, Cohen, and Kai Leigh).

Who is affected / impact

  • Directly honors Reverend White and provides an official record of the State House’s recognition and condolences to his family.
  • Primarily symbolic and ceremonial: the resolution has no regulatory, fiscal, or policy effect.

Procedural status and timeline

  • Filed: April 14, 2025 (LC 112 3569/a).
  • Referred to Local & Consent Calendars: April 28, 2025.
  • Considered on Local & Consent Calendars: May 30, 2025.
  • Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar; Laid before the House; Adopted (nonrecord vote) and Reported Enrolled: June 1, 2025.
  • Final administrative action: Clerk to provide a copy to the family as directed by the resolution.

Sponsors and administration note

  • Resolution text lists Representatives Sandra Scott (House District 76), Viola Davis (House District 87), and Kim Schofield (House District 63) as authors/sponsors.
  • Note: an alternate sponsor list provided separately (Julia Brownley, Sean Casten, etc.) appears inconsistent with the Georgia House resolution and may reflect a clerical or cross-jurisdictional error; the sponsors named in the resolution text are the authoritative authors for this measure.

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

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