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A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator David Henry Gambrell.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. RES. 245
Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator David Henry Gambrell.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 26, 2021
Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MCCONNELL,
Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr.
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN,
Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.
CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. COR-
NYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr.
CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ERNST, Mrs.
FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASS-
LEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr.
HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr.
INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr.
KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr.
LUJA´N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr.
MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY,
Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN,
Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr.
RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of Florida,
Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms.
SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr.
THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN,
Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr.
WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was
considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator David Henry
Gambrell.
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Whereas David Henry Gambrell was born on December 20,
1929, to Smythe Gambrell and Kathleen Hagood
Gambrell in Atlanta, Georgia;
Whereas David Henry Gambrell graduated from Davidson
College in 1949, and received his Juris Doctorate, with
honors, from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts, in 1952;
Whereas, following his graduation from Harvard Law School,
David Henry Gambrell served in the Army Reserve;
Whereas David Henry Gambrell served as a Georgia-based
lawyer for nearly 60 years, and, in 1963, co-founded the
law firm that became Gambrell and Stolz;
Whereas, during his long legal career, David Henry Gambrell
was elected—
(1) in 1965, to serve as the President of the Atlanta
Bar Association; and
(2) in 1967, to serve as the President of the State
Bar of Georgia;
Whereas, in 1970, David Henry Gambrell served as Chair of
the Georgia Democratic Party;
Whereas, in 1971, David Henry Gambrell was appointed by
the then-Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, to fill the
unexpired term of United States Senator Richard B.
Russell, where he served as a member of what were then
known as the Committee on Banking, the Committee on
Aeronautics and Space, and the Select Committee on
Small Business of the Senate;
Whereas David Henry Gambrell served on several nonprofit
boards and commissions, including—
(1) the Atlanta Legal Aid Society;
(2) the Atlanta Mission;
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(3) Habitat for Humanity;
(4) the Carter Center; and
(5) the Buckhead Coalition;
Whereas David Henry Gambrell was a proud Georgian who
traveled to all 159 counties in the State, enjoying its
unique wildlife and agriculture and its most valuable re-
source, its people; and
Whereas, on May 6, 2021, at the age of 92, David Henry
Gambrell passed away, leaving behind his wife Jeanne,
his 4 loving children, 5 grandchildren, and a legacy of
steadfast love for the people of Georgia: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That—
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(1) the Senate—
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(A) has heard with profound sorrow and
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deep regret the announcement of the death of
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David Henry Gambrell;
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(B) honors the life and legacy of the late
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Senator David Henry Gambrell for his—
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(i) accomplishments as a devout legal
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professional; and
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(ii) unwavering dedication to Georgia
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as a Senator and civil servant;
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(C)
proclaims
that
David
Henry
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Gambrell—
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(i) embodied the lively spirit of Geor-
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gia; and
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(ii) worked for more than 60 years to
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ensure that every Georgian could thrive;
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and
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(D) respectfully requests that the Sec-
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retary of the Senate—
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(i) communicate this resolution to the
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House of Representatives; and
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(ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this
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resolution to the family of David Henry
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Gambrell; and
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(2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand
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adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem-
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ory of David Henry Gambrell.
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