SJR10 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve French

Republican

Co-Sponsors

J.T. WaggonerRodger SmithermanRoger Bedford, Jr.Linda Coleman-MadisonPriscilla DunnScott Beason

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Downs, Jessie Hale, death mourned

Summary

A Senate Joint Resolution mourning the death of Jessie Hale Downs and honoring her contributions to the Birmingham community.

What This Bill Does

Records the death of Jessie Hale Downs and expresses deep sadness and heartfelt sympathy. Recognizes her lifetime of community service, including co-founding the Jimmie Hale Mission in 1944 and continuing outreach through addiction recovery programs, thrift stores, learning centers, and employment readiness efforts. Notes her legacy in Birmingham, including Jessie’s Place, a shelter named in her honor, opened in 1998, and a chapel dedicated in 2008. Provides that a copy of the resolution be given to her friends and family.

Who It Affects

• Family and friends of Jessie Hale Downs, who receive the resolution and are mourned by the Legislature.
• The Birmingham community and beneficiaries of the Jimmie Hale Mission and Jessie’s Place who recognize her contributions and legacy.

Key Provisions

• The death of Jessie Hale Downs is recorded with deep sadness and heartfelt sympathy is extended to her friends and family, with a copy of the resolution provided to them.
• The resolution recognizes Downs' co-founding of the Jimmie Hale Mission and her ongoing work to help the homeless, including programs for addiction recovery, learning centers, thrift stores, and employment readiness.
• It notes Jessie’s Place (a shelter for women and children) opened in 1998 in her name and a chapel bearing her name dedicated in 2008 as part of her legacy.
• The Legislature expresses that Downs' legacy will live on in the City of Birmingham.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Condolence