GA HR1477

Honors the life and memory of Joseph A. "Joe" Sports, who passed away on January 9, 2026, at age 91 (born October 17, 1934, in Douglas, Georgia)

Recognizes his journalism career beginning at The Douglas Enterprise in high school, where he rose to associate editor and returned as a writer and photographer in 2022

Acknowledges his 18 months of U.S. Army service as a photographer in Europe after being drafted in 1957

Notes his extensive political career including staff work for Congresswoman Iris F. Blitch, executive director of the Democratic Party of Georgia, and positions with U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and Congressman Dawson Mathis

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to his family, including wife Ronda McNeil Davis, daughter Susan, and grandsons Ali and Amir