HR2108: HR2108 Childers, former Representative Eugene Milton "Buddy"; honoring the life and legacy; condolences

This resolution is a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives marking the death of former Representative Eugene Milton "Buddy" Childers, who represented Floyd and Bartow counties for 30 years starting in 1974. It recounts his life, including his Marine Corps Reserves service, his career at Southern Bell as a lineman and pay phone specialist, his labor union activity with the Communication Workers of America, and his legislative work chairing the House Health Committee and serving on the Appropriations Committee. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally resolves that House members honor his memory and extend sympathy to his family, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to his family.

• Formally honors the life and legacy of former Representative Eugene Milton "Buddy" Childers on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Extends the House's condolences and sympathy to Childers's family and loved ones.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to Childers's family.
• Recites biographical details of his military service, career, union activity, and 30 years in the General Assembly, but creates no new legal requirements.

This resolution most directly affects the family of former Representative Eugene Milton "Buddy" Childers, who will receive an official copy, and it serves as a formal statement from the House of Representatives; it does not impose obligations on the public.

While the resolution carries no legal or funding effect, it provides an official public record of Childers's decades of service in Georgia's legislature and his career in his community, and gives his family a formal expression of the House's condolences.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) recounts Childers's birth in Floyd County, his family, education, and Marine Corps Reserves service.
• It details his career at Southern Bell as a lineman and pay phone specialist from 1964 until retirement and his role in the Communication Workers of America union.
• It notes his service as Justice of the Peace for Floyd County from 1970 to 1974 and his election to the Georgia House in 1974 representing the 13th District.
• It highlights his 30 years in the General Assembly, chairing the House Health Committee and serving on Appropriations, and his role in removing the state tax on food and prescription drugs.
• The resolving clause formally honors his memory and extends sympathy to his family.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available to his family.

1. 2026-04-02House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-04-02House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-04-02House Hopper (House)

• Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)Primary sponsor
• Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-012)
• Matt Barton (R, HD-005)
• Gerald Greene (R, HD-154)
• Alan Powell (R, HD-033)

• memorial resolution
• Georgia House of Representatives
• Floyd County
• legislative history