HR67 Summary

• Mourns the death of Bishop Dr. George Washington Ayers, born November 24, 1927, in Maben, Alabama, and recognizes his invaluable life and legacy.

• Honors his military service in World War II where he received a Purple Heart while wounded on Guam, and his extensive educational achievements including multiple theology degrees and a Ph.D. in Theology (1994).

• Recognizes his 59 years of service with the Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God, Inc., where he was consecrated as Bishop and elected International Presiding Prelate in 2000, having been the only living Bishop consecrated by the church's founder.

• Acknowledges his community contributions in Richmond and Mobile, including founding the Western Regional Bible College, Western Regional Christian Academy Grades K-12, and the Faith Tabernacle Child Care and Learning Center.

• Extends sympathy to his survivors, including his wife of nearly seven decades, two children, three grandchildren, and extended family, and notes that Mobile City Council unanimously named a street in his honor on March 3, 2015, the day before his passing.