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HJR 1532

Memorials, Death - Charles Dwight Bailey -

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Tommy Stinnett

Memorial resolution recognizing Charles Dwight Bailey’s dual impact as educator and pastor, highlighting his service, character, faith, family, and community leadership.

Signed by Governor.
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Bill Summary · HJR 1532

Summary of House Joint Resolution 1532 (HJR 1532), 114th Tennessee General Assembly

Purpose

  • HJR 1532 is a memorial resolution honoring the life and service of Charles Dwight Bailey of East Tennessee. It expresses the General Assembly’s respect and condolences to his family.

Key Provisions and Changes

  • Officially memorializes Charles Dwight Bailey by recognizing his character, public service, and faith-based leadership.
  • Highlights Bailey’s multifaceted career, including:
    • Education: teacher, coach, athletics director, vice principal, and principal at Greenback High School.
    • Ministry: bi-vocational and then full-time pastor at Oak View Baptist Church (starting in 1977); later pastor of Laurel Bank Baptist Church (1989–approximately the early 2010s), and then pastor of Central Baptist Church of Alcoa after his first retirement.
    • Academic background: bachelor’s degree from Carson-Newman University (education), master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, and a doctorate in Biblical Studies earned while at Oak View.
    • Community involvement: associated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention and Chilhowee Baptist Association; participated in local softball as home plate umpire for the Smoky Mountain Classic championship game.
  • States personal qualities and family life, noting his wife JoAnn Cargile Bailey (fifty years of marriage), children, grandchildren, and surviving relatives.
  • Pledges to honor his memory and acknowledges his “impeccable character” and “stalwart commitment to living the examined life with courage and conviction.”

Who Is Affected

  • Charles Dwight Bailey is the primary subject of the memorial.
  • The resolution expresses sympathy to his immediate family (wife, children, grandchildren, siblings) and, by extension, to stakeholders in the communities where he served (Oak View, Laurel Bank, Central Baptist Church of Alcoa, Greenback High School, and associated religious and educational communities).

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Action History: Filed for introduction on April 20, 2026.
  • Nature: A concurrent memorial resolution (House Joint Resolution) that the Tennessee House of Representatives and Senate would adopt, recognizing Bailey’s life and contributions.
  • Final form: Calls for an appropriately prepared copy to be presented; the closing language notes the standard protocol for memorial resolutions (removal of certain clauses in copies prepared for presentation).

Additional Context

  • The resolution emphasizes Bailey’s dual career as an educator and a pastor, portraying him as a community leader dedicated to service, faith, and family.
  • While non-controversial and ceremonial in nature, the bill serves to formally document and publicly acknowledge the impact of an individual on local schools, churches, and civic life.

If you’d like, I can provide a plain-language briefing for general readers or a side-by-side comparison with similar memorial resolutions to illustrate common elements.

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

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