[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3511]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 245--HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE SENATOR 
                          DAVID HENRY GAMBRELL

  Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, 
Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, 
Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, 
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, 
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 245

       Whereas David Henry Gambrell was born on December 20, 1929, 
     to Smythe Gambrell and Kathleen Hagood Gambrell in Atlanta, 
     Georgia;
       Whereas David Henry Gambrell graduated from Davidson 
     College in 1949, and received his Juris Doctorate, with 
     honors, from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 
     in 1952;
       Whereas, following his graduation from Harvard Law School, 
     David Henry Gambrell served in the Army Reserve;
       Whereas David Henry Gambrell served as a Georgia-based 
     lawyer for nearly 60 years, and, in 1963, co-founded the law 
     firm that became Gambrell and Stolz;
       Whereas, during his long legal career, David Henry Gambrell 
     was elected--
       (1) in 1965, to serve as the President of the Atlanta Bar 
     Association; and
       (2) in 1967, to serve as the President of the State Bar of 
     Georgia;
       Whereas, in 1970, David Henry Gambrell served as Chair of 
     the Georgia Democratic Party;
       Whereas, in 1971, David Henry Gambrell was appointed by the 
     then-Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, to fill the unexpired 
     term of United States Senator Richard B. Russell, where he 
     served as a member of what were then known as the Committee 
     on Banking, the Committee on Aeronautics and Space, and the 
     Select Committee on Small Business of the Senate;
       Whereas David Henry Gambrell served on several nonprofit 
     boards and commissions, including--
       (1) the Atlanta Legal Aid Society;
       (2) the Atlanta Mission;
       (3) Habitat for Humanity;
       (4) the Carter Center; and
       (5) the Buckhead Coalition;
       Whereas David Henry Gambrell was a proud Georgian who 
     traveled to all 159 counties in the State, enjoying its 
     unique wildlife and agriculture and its most valuable 
     resource, its people; and
       Whereas, on May 6, 2021, at the age of 92, David Henry 
     Gambrell passed away, leaving behind his wife Jeanne, his 4 
     loving children, 5 grandchildren, and a legacy of steadfast 
     love for the people of Georgia: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate--
       (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
     announcement of the death of David Henry Gambrell;
       (B) honors the life and legacy of the late Senator David 
     Henry Gambrell for his--
       (i) accomplishments as a devout legal professional; and
       (ii) unwavering dedication to Georgia as a Senator and 
     civil servant;
       (C) proclaims that David Henry Gambrell--
       (i) embodied the lively spirit of Georgia; and
       (ii) worked for more than 60 years to ensure that every 
     Georgian could thrive; and
       (D) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
     Senate--
       (i) communicate this resolution to the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
     family of David Henry Gambrell; and
       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of David Henry 
     Gambrell.

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