HR921: HR921 Lou Walker Senior Center Day; September 13, 2025; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives designates September 13, 2025, as Lou Walker Senior Center Day. It honors the Lou Walker Senior Center in Stonecrest, Georgia, which has served seniors in DeKalb County for 20 years. The center was founded in memory of Lou Walker, an actor, commissioner, and community activist known for his public service and advocacy for seniors and underrepresented groups. The resolution describes the center's programs and facilities, including a therapeutic pool, computer lab, fitness classes, and arts and crafts programs, and credits it with fostering seniors' independence, dignity, and social connection. It directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the center. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or requirement; it is a ceremonial statement by the House.

• Designates September 13, 2025, as Lou Walker Senior Center Day in Georgia.
• Formally honors the Lou Walker Senior Center's 20th anniversary of serving DeKalb County seniors.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the center.

The Lou Walker Senior Center in Stonecrest, its staff, members, and the senior citizens of DeKalb County it serves, along with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare a copy of the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but publicly recognizes and celebrates a community institution that has served DeKalb County seniors for two decades, marking its history and role in local senior care.

• The resolution's preamble recounts the center's 20-year history and its founding in memory of community activist Lou Walker.
• The resolved clause designates September 13, 2025, as Lou Walker Senior Center Day and honors the center's 20th anniversary.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the center.

1. 2025-04-02House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-02House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-04-02House Hopper (House)

• Doreen Carter (D, HD-093)Primary sponsor
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-088)
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Karen Bennett (D, HD-094)
• Omari Crawford (D, HD-089)

• senior citizens
• DeKalb County
• commemorative resolution
• community centers