HR1373: HR1373 Self, Edwin Marion, Jr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences

This resolution is a ceremonial tribute from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it recognizes the life of Edwin Marion Self, Jr., a Warm Springs, Georgia resident who died at 97, recounting his U.S. Navy service, his decades as a deacon and brotherhood director at First Baptist Church in Warm Springs, and his more than 30 years on the Warm Springs City Council, where he helped build a ball field and community center. The resolution formally expresses the House's regret at his passing and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to his family.

• Formally honors the life and memory of Edwin Marion Self, Jr. on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Expresses the House's sincere regret at his passing to his surviving family.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to his family.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a commemorative statement only.

The resolution directly names the family of Edwin Marion Self, Jr., including his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with distributing a copy to them.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect for Georgians generally. Its practical impact is limited to providing an official, published record of appreciation for Self's decades of local civic, religious, and military service and delivering that recognition to his family.

• The resolution recites Self's biography: born March 25, 1928 in Warm Springs, Georgia, U.S. Navy service, and decades as a deacon at First Baptist Church.
• It notes his over 30 years on the Warm Springs City Council and his role in building a local ball field and community center.
• The operative resolving clause has the House join in honoring his life and expressing regret at his passing.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to his family.

1. 2026-02-17House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-17House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-17House Hopper (House)

• Debbie Buckner (D, HD-137)Primary sponsor

• memorial resolution
• Warm Springs Georgia
• Georgia House of Representatives
• civic tribute