TN HJR0743

Memorial resolution honoring former Tennessee State Representative Gerald Dennis McCormick II (February 22, 1962 – 2024), who represented Hamilton County's 26th District from 2005 to 2018

McCormick served as Tennessee House Majority Leader from 2011 to 2014 and was instrumental in passing the Tennessee Promise scholarship program and the IMPROVE Act infrastructure funding legislation

U.S. Army veteran who served during the Gulf War as a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Specialist; graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

After retiring from the legislature, joined The Ingram Group as a policy advisor and received the 2024 Distinguished Public Service Award from Kappa Alpha Order

Resolution expresses condolences to his surviving family, including his wife of 38 years, two daughters, and two grandchildren