HR405: HR405 Kilgore, Vanise Ayanna; condolences

This is a memorial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law; instead it formally recognizes the life of Vanise Ayanna Kilgore, who died on February 19, 2025, in Duluth, Georgia. The resolution recounts her upbringing in Austell, her family life with her husband Jonathan Kilgore and their three children, her education at the University of Georgia and other schools, and her career as a teacher and founder of two education-related businesses. The resolution's operative effect is limited to two things: the House formally honoring her memory, and directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to her family.

• Formally honors and celebrates the life and legacy of Vanise Ayanna Kilgore on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Kilgore's family.
• Creates no new statute, funding, or legal requirement; it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a change to Georgia law.

The resolution directly names and honors Vanise Ayanna Kilgore's family, including her husband Jonathan Kilgore, her children, her mother, and her brother, and directs House staff (the Clerk) to prepare a copy for them.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect on the public; its significance is symbolic, providing an official House tribute and a keepsake document for Kilgore's family recognizing her life, career, and community involvement.

• The resolution's preamble ('WHEREAS' clauses) recounts Kilgore's birth, family, education, teaching career, and mission work.
• The first resolving clause has the House of Representatives honor and celebrate her life and legacy.
• The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available to her family.

1. 2025-02-26House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-26House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-26House Hopper (House)

• Arlene Beckles (D, HD-096)Primary sponsor

• memorial resolution
• Georgia House of Representatives
• condolences