III 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 245 

Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator David Henry Gambrell. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 26, 2021 

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. 

LUJA ́N, 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 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator David Henry 

Gambrell. 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
2 

•SRES 245 ATS 

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; 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
3 

•SRES 245 ATS 

(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 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate— 

3 (A) has heard with profound sorrow and 

4 deep regret the announcement of the death of 

5 David Henry Gambrell; 

6 (B) honors the life and legacy of the late 

7 Senator David Henry Gambrell for his— 

8 (i) accomplishments as a devout legal 

9 professional; and 

10 (ii) unwavering dedication to Georgia 

11 as a Senator and civil servant; 

12 (C) proclaims that David Henry 

13 Gambrell— 

14 (i) embodied the lively spirit of Geor15 gia; and 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS
4 

•SRES 245 ATS 

1 (ii) worked for more than 60 years to 

2 ensure that every Georgian could thrive; 

3 and 

4 (D) respectfully requests that the Sec5 retary of the Senate— 

6 (i) communicate this resolution to the 

7 House of Representatives; and 

8 (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 

9 resolution to the family of David Henry 

10 Gambrell; and 

11 (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

12 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem13 ory of David Henry Gambrell. 

Æ 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS