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SR 255

Commending Surry United Methodist Church.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Lashrecse Aird

Kentucky Senate adjourns in loving memory of Scottie Bryant, expresses sympathy to his family, and directs the Clerk to transmit the memorial resolution to them.

Bill text as passed Senate (SR255ER)
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Bill Summary · SR 255

Summary — SR 255: A Resolution Adjourning the Senate in Honor and Loving Memory of Scottie Bryant

Purpose

SR 255 is a Senate resolution adopting a formal adjournment of the Senate in honor and loving memory of Scottie Bryant and expressing the Senate’s sympathy to his family. It is a memorial resolution recognizing Mr. Bryant’s life, service, and survivors.

Key provisions

  • Officially adjourns the Senate in honor and loving memory of Scottie Bryant.
  • Expresses the Senate’s “most profound sympathy” on his passing.
  • Directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Philip Wheeler for delivery to Mr. Bryant’s family.

Background / Biographical details (as recited in the resolution)

  • Born: August 22, 1954, to Hilliard and Flo Ruth Rowe Bryant (both deceased).
  • Died: February 15, 2025.
  • Family: Married 51 years to Katherine Lee Justice Bryant; survived by son Nathan (Kiera Lea) Scott; two grandsons (Andrew Scott Bryant and Oliver Sesco); four granddaughters (Kaylin Melissa Bryant, Aubrey Jaide Bryant, Cadence Ratliff, and Quinnleigh Sesco); brother Shannon (Thearose) Bryant; sister Sheila (Jimmy) Elkins; several nephews and nieces (including Tina Lynn Simpson); and a host of other family and friends. Preceded in death by brother Shawn Bryant.
  • Career and community service: Worked as a coal miner in Kentucky for over 29 years. A man of strong faith, he served as a Deacon, member of the Board of Trustees, and was a founding member of Victory Christian Ministries in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Who is affected / impact

  • Primarily ceremonial and symbolic: honors Mr. Bryant and provides an official expression of sympathy from the Senate to his surviving family and community.
  • Administrative direction to the Senate Clerk to transmit the resolution to the family via Senator Philip Wheeler.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: March 11, 2025 (received by the Secretary of the Senate).
  • Read and adopted: March 13, 2025 (recorded in the Journal; reported enrolled).
  • Subsequent processing: filed with the Secretary (April 29, 2025); placed on a calendar and noted as adopted (May 7, 2025). The resolution was adopted by voice vote.
  • Classification: Senate resolution; subject: memorials.

Note: The version materials provided include other distinct texts also labeled “SR 255” (a Senate study committee on companion animal breeding practices and an Illinois commemoration for Sigma Gamma Rho). The version adopted and summarized here is the Kentucky Senate’s memorial resolution for Scottie Bryant.

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

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