HR779 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Todd Greeson

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Joe HubbardJimmy MartinHarry ShiverJoe FaustChad FincherAlan BakerSteve McMillanJamie IsonJim McClendonRandy WoodJim BartonGerald H. AllenDickie DrakeRandy DavisH. Mac GipsonMike HillMac McCutcheonGregory CanfieldPat MooreJay LoveVictor GastonMike BallPaul DeMarcoJack WilliamsSteve ClouseBarry MaskCharles O. NewtonRichard J. LairdRon JohnsonAlan BootheBenjamin H. LewisMary Sue McClurkinJohn W. RogersElaine BeechRod ScottLawrence McAdoryGeorge “Tootie” BandyArthur PayneAllen TreadawayDuwayne BridgesHoward SanderfordDavid GrimesPhil WilliamsMicky HammonGreg WrenRobert BentleyFrank McDanielAlvin HolmesBlaine GalliherSpencer CollierK.L. BrownJohn F. Knight JrDemetrius C. NewtonJames O. GordonPebblin W. WarrenRalph HowardThad McClammyEarl F. HilliardChris EnglandOliver RobinsonYvonne KennedyMike CurtisJody LetsonYusuf SalaamLocy BakerRonald GrantlandTammy IronsLaura HallArtis McCampbellJames L. ThomasBarbara Bigsby BoydJoseph C. MitchellJeff McLaughlinTerry SpicerRandy HinshawBetty Carol GrahamMike MillicanMarcel BlackHenry A. WhiteButch TaylorWilliam E. ThigpenJack PageJames C. FieldsJohn RobinsonPatricia ToddJohnny Mack MorrowJeremy OdenElwyn ThomasCam WardKen GuinTommy ShererAlan HarperThomas JacksonBill J. DukesLesley VanceWilliam “Bill” M. BeasleySteve HurstJames E. BuskeyMary MooreSeth HammettMerika ColemanRichard LindseyCraig Ford

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Phillips, Sidney C., Jr., commended

Summary

HR779 honors Dr. Sidney C. Phillips, Jr. of Mobile for his World War II service and lifelong medical career, recognizing his contributions on behalf of Alabama.

What This Bill Does

The resolution formally honors and commends Dr. Phillips for a lifetime of achievement and dedicated service to others. It highlights his WWII Marine service and later work as a family-practice physician in Alabama, and notes that his experiences informed national media works and a memoir. It expresses the highest tribute and deepest appreciation to him on behalf of Alabama's citizens and acknowledges his inspirational role in the state.

Who It Affects

• Dr. Sidney C. Phillips, Jr. – receives formal recognition, commendation, and a public tribute from the Alabama House for his military service and medical career.
• Citizens of Alabama – benefit from the public acknowledgment of a notable local figure and the preservation of his legacy as part of state history.

Key Provisions

• Honors and commends Dr. Sidney C. Phillips, Jr. for a lifetime of exceptional achievement and dedicated service to his fellowman, with the resolution offered in highest tribute and deepest appreciation on behalf of Alabama citizens.
• Acknowledges Dr. Phillips's WWII Marine service and subsequent medical career in Mobile, Alabama, noting his contributions used as authentic material for The Pacific and Burns's The War, and his influence as an author and inspiration to Alabamians.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Congratulatory