HR615: HR615 Herring, Paster Wallace B., Sr.; condolences

This resolution is a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Pastor Wallace B. Herring Sr. after his death. It recounts his service as a paratrooper in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, his 16 years as Senior Pastor of Glorious Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Macon, and his community work as a Tubman Torchbearer, a Macon Little League coach, and a mentor to young people in Middle Georgia. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally expresses the House's regret at his passing and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for delivery to his family, including his wife Lena and his four children.

• Formally states that the House of Representatives joins in honoring the life and memory of Pastor Wallace B. Herring Sr.
• Expresses the House's deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to his family.

This resolution directly names the family of Pastor Wallace B. Herring Sr., including his wife Lena and his children Wallace Jr., Lisa, John, and Moses, as well as the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and send the commemorative copy.

The resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect and does not change Georgia law. Its practical impact is that the Herring family receives an official copy from the Clerk of the House recognizing his military service, pastoral career, and community involvement in Macon.

• The whereas clauses recount his Army service as a paratrooper during the Vietnam War and his 16 years as Senior Pastor of Glorious Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Macon.
• The resolved clause formally honors his life and memory and expresses the House's regret at his passing.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to produce a copy for distribution to his family.

1. 2025-03-18House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-18House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-18House Hopper (House)

• Tangie Herring (D, HD-145)Primary sponsor
• Anissa Jones (D, HD-143)
• Robert Flournoy (D, HD-074)
• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)
• Teddy Reese (D, HD-140)

• condolence resolution
• Georgia House of Representatives
• Macon community figures
• Vietnam War veterans