Elaine Myers, 73, longtime employee at Georgia Legislature
The state Capitol is mourning the death of Elaine Myers, a longtime House employee.
The Sharpsburg resident retired from the General Assembly in 2014, but returned to work part time in the House majority leader’s office during the 2015 session. She then worked as one of the page desk supervisors in the 2016 session, but illness prevented her from returning to the page desk in the 2017 session.
Myers was diagnosed with ALS in February and died on Saturday. She was 73.
“Elaine Myers was an institution at the state capitol. She was a beacon of joy in an environment that can sometimes get caught up in political conflict and tension. She served this state with a cheerful heart and with grace,” said House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge.
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