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Georgia State Patrol officers carry the casket of House Speaker David Ralston into the state Capitol before he lies in state in the rotunda on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Former state Rep. Calvin Smyre is comforted by state House Rep. Sharon Cooper ahead of the arrival of House Speaker David Ralston's casket on Nov. 22, 2022. Smyre, a Democrat, was the late speaker's closest friend in the chamber.
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Georgia State Patrol members await the arrival of the casket of House Speaker David Ralston before he lies in state under the Gold Dome on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan descends the stairs of the state Capitol ahead of House Speaker David Ralston's memorial service on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Lawmakers gather outside of the state Capitol as House Speaker David Ralston's casket is carried into the rotunda on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Georgia State Patrol officers carry the casket of House Speaker David Ralston into the state Capitol before he lies in state in the rotunda on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Sheree Ralston, the wife of the late House Speaker David Ralston, is escorted into the state Capitol ahead of his memorial service on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Lawmakers and legislature staff gather in the rotunda of the state Capitol for House Speaker David Ralston's memorial service on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Onlookers gather to watch House Speaker David Ralston's memorial service at the state Capitol on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Gov. Brian Kemp places a hand on House Speaker David Ralston's casket ahead of his remarks during his memorial service at the state Capitol on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Gov. Brian Kemp delivers remarks at House Speaker David Ralston's memorial service Nov. 22, 2022, at the state Capitol.
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Georgia State Patrol officers salute the casket of House Speaker David Ralston during his memorial service at the state Capitol on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Gov. Brian Kemp holds the hand of first lady Marty Kemp during House Speaker David Ralston's memorial service at the state Capitol on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Former state Rep. Calvin Smyre, former dean of the Georgia House, places a hand on the casket of House Speaker David Ralston as he lies in state in the Capitol rotunda on Nov. 22, 2022.
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A portrait of House Speaker David Ralston is visible behind Ralston's wife, Sheree Ralston, as she receives memorial attendees at the state Capitol on Nov. 22, 2022.
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Sheree Ralston, the wife of the late House Speaker David Ralston, receives attendees at the memorial service for her husband at the state Capitol on Nov. 22, 2022.
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