--- title: HR 1758. Edmondson, Reverend Lucious H., III; honoring the life and legacy; condolences collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1758 cite_as: HR 1758, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1758 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1758.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1758/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74221 date: 2026-03-18 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1757.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1759.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1758.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1758 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-18 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Noelle Kahaian - Charlice Byrd - Matthew Gambill - Mary Ann Santos - David Clark text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1758/2025 upstream_id: 2135895 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia House resolution - Henry County - jail chaplaincy - memorial resolution --- # HR 1758. Edmondson, Reverend Lucious H., III; honoring the life and legacy; condolences ## Text House Resolution 1758 By: Representatives Kahaian of the 81st, Byrd of the 20th, Gambill of the 15th, Santos of the 117th, and Clark of the 100th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Lucious H. Edmondson, III; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Reverend Lucious H. Edmondson, III, affectionately known as "Chaplain Luke," a beloved servant leader of the Henry County community, passed away peacefully at his home in McDonough, Georgia, on March 8, 2026, at the age of 91; and WHEREAS, Reverend Edmondson was born on June 12, 1934, and after attending North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia, he answered the call to serve his nation by joining the United States Marine Corps, serving two years on active duty and an additional six years in the Marine Corps Reserves; and WHEREAS, Reverend Edmondson dedicated more than five decades of faithful service as the Henry County Jail Chaplain, providing spiritual guidance, compassion, and hope to countless individuals during some of the most difficult moments of their lives; and WHEREAS, in the early 1970s, Reverend Edmondson founded Team Jesus Ministries, Inc., an ecumenical, nondenominational Christian ministry that began as a Christian Motor Cross racing outreach and grew into a wide-ranging network of ministries including jail and prison ministries, street ministries, hospital and senior home chaplaincies, cancer patient support ministries, children's ministries, and corporate chaplain services; and WHEREAS, through Team Jesus Ministries, Reverend Edmondson helped inspire and equip generations of Christian leaders, licensing and ordaining more than 200 ministers who continue to serve communities across the nation; and WHEREAS, Reverend Edmondson's lifelong commitment to faith, service, and compassion profoundly touched the lives of countless men and women in Henry County and beyond, leaving a legacy of ministry, mentorship, and spiritual leadership that will endure for generations; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding life and public service of this remarkable citizen be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor the life and legacy of Reverend Lucious H. Edmondson, III, recognize his extraordinary service to the people of Henry County and the State of Georgia, and extend their deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Reverend Lucious H. Edmondson, III. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution honors the life of Reverend Lucious H. Edmondson, III, a longtime Henry County jail chaplain and ministry founder who died in March 2026 at age 91. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a law that changes anyone's rights or obligations. It recognizes Reverend Lucious H. Edmondson, III, known as Chaplain Luke, who served as Henry County Jail Chaplain for more than five decades and founded Team Jesus Ministries in the early 1970s, an outreach that grew into jail, hospital, street, and corporate chaplaincy programs. The resolution recounts his Marine Corps service, his founding of the ministry, and his role ordaining more than 200 ministers. It formally expresses the House's sympathy to his family and friends and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to his family. ### What it does - Formally honors the life and legacy of Reverend Lucious H. Edmondson, III on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives. - Recognizes his more than five decades of service as Henry County Jail Chaplain and his founding of Team Jesus Ministries, Inc. - Extends the House's condolences to his family, friends, and community. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to Edmondson's family. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the family and friends of Reverend Lucious H. Edmondson, III, the Henry County community he served, and the Clerk of the House, who is tasked with delivering a copy of the document to his relatives. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not change Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic, giving official state recognition to a community and religious leader's decades of chaplaincy and ministry work and providing his family a formal record of that recognition. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recount Edmondson's biography, including his Marine Corps service and over 50 years as Henry County Jail Chaplain. - The resolution notes his founding of Team Jesus Ministries, Inc. in the early 1970s and its growth into multiple chaplaincy and outreach programs. - The resolving clause formally honors his life and extends sympathy to his family and community. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to his family. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-18) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-18) - Sponsors: Noelle Kahaian, Charlice Byrd, Matthew Gambill, Mary Ann Santos, David Clark - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74221 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1758.md?full=1