Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 482: Perkins-Frazier, Esther; condolences
Last action March 4, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution honors the life of Esther Perkins-Frazier, a Savannah broadcaster, educator, and community advocate who died on January 14, 2025.
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In plain language
This resolution is a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing the life of Esther Perkins-Frazier, a Savannah native who died on January 14, 2025. It recounts her career as a radio announcer and public relations director at WSOK/WLVH Radio, her decades singing with the Grammy-nominated Savannah Community Choir, her work as an educator in Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and her founding of a community food pantry and clothes closet. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally expresses the House's regret at her passing and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to her family.
What the bill does
- Formally expresses the House of Representatives' sincere regret over the death of Esther Perkins-Frazier.
- Recounts her career in broadcasting, music ministry, education, and charitable work as part of the official record.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to her family.
Who it affects
This resolution directly affects the family of Esther Perkins-Frazier, who will receive an official copy, and serves as a symbolic gesture from the Georgia House of Representatives with no effect on the general public or state law.
Why it matters
While the resolution carries no legal or financial consequences, it provides an official public acknowledgment of a Savannah community figure's life and legacy, offering her family formal recognition from the state legislature.
Key provisions
- The resolution's whereas clauses detail her birth, education, 12-year broadcasting career, 25 years with the Savannah Community Choir, and educational and charitable work.
- The resolved clause has the House join in honoring her memory and expressing regret at her passing.
- A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available to her family.
From the bill
“the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Esther Perkins-Frazier and express their deepest and most sincere regret at her passing.”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Carl Gilliard (D, HD-162)
- Ron Stephens (R, HD-164)
- Al Williams (D, HD-168)
Topics
- condolence resolution
- Savannah community figures
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Gospel music