HR1834: HR1834 Cofer, Dorothy; honoring the life and memory; condolences

This resolution is a ceremonial tribute passed by the Georgia House of Representatives to honor Dorothy "Dot" Cofer of McDuffie County, who died on February 15, 2026. It recounts her life story, including her birth in Athens, Georgia, her family, her decades of church volunteer work, and her long career as the McDuffie County Extension Service Home Economist from 1969 to 1996. The resolution highlights her creation of an annual county health fair that drew hundreds of participants and volunteers over more than 40 years, along with other community involvement such as teaching hunter safety courses and substitute teaching. The House formally expresses its regret at her passing and directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to her family.

• Formally expresses the Georgia House of Representatives' condolences on the death of Dorothy Cofer on February 15, 2026.
• Recounts her career as the McDuffie County Extension Service Home Economist from 1969 to 1996 and her creation of an annual county health fair.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to Cofer's family.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a symbolic tribute.

This resolution directly names and honors Dorothy Cofer and her family. It has no regulatory or financial effect on any other group of Georgians; it is a personal tribute recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives.

The resolution has no practical legal effect on Georgians generally. Its significance is symbolic and personal, giving formal public recognition from the state legislature to Dorothy Cofer's decades of community service and providing her family an official keepsake of that recognition.

• The whereas clauses describe Cofer's birth in Athens, Georgia, her family, and her church volunteer work including medical missions to Honduras.
• The whereas clauses describe her career from 1969 to 1996 as the McDuffie County Extension Service Home Economist and her 42-year health fair, recognized by the World Health Organization in 1991.
• The first resolving clause has the House of Representatives formally honor her life and memory and express regret at her passing.
• The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available to her family.

1. 2026-03-20House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-20House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-20House Hopper (House)

• Gary Richardson (R, HD-125)Primary sponsor
• Mack Jackson (D, HD-128)

• memorial resolution
• McDuffie County
• Georgia House of Representatives
• community service