HJR348 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Micky Hammon

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Lawrence McAdoryGeorge “Tootie” BandyK.L. BrownKerry RichTerri CollinsWilliam RobertsLynn GreerDan WilliamsPaul W. LeeApril WeaverBarry MooreRod ScottElaine BeechGreg WrenAlvin HolmesBlaine GalliherAllen TreadawayArthur PayneCharles O. NewtonRichard J. LairdRon JohnsonAlan BootheMary Sue McClurkinJohn W. RogersEd HenryMike HubbardBill PooleNapoleon BracyBerry ForteDavid ColstonMark TuggleDarrio MeltonGreg BurdineAllen FarleyDexter GrimsleyJuandalynn GivanDavid SessionsPaul BeckmanMike JonesWes LongRichard BaughnBecky NordgrenMac ButtramKurt WallaceDonnie ChesteenJohn MerrillKen JohnsonJim PattersonWayne JohnsonDaniel H. BomanJim CarnsPhil WilliamsJohn F. Knight JrAlan HarperThomas JacksonLesley VanceSteve HurstJames E. BuskeyMary MooreMerika ColemanRichard LindseyJohn RobinsonPatricia ToddJohnny Mack MorrowMarcel BlackMike MillicanLaura HallArtis McCampbellBarbara Bigsby BoydJoseph C. MitchellDemetrius C. NewtonPebblin W. WarrenRalph HowardThad McClammyChris EnglandOliver RobinsonYvonne KennedyJeremy OdenElwyn ThomasJoe FaustChad FincherAlan BakerSteve McMillanJamie IsonJim McClendonRandy WoodJim BartonSteve ClouseBarry MaskDuwayne BridgesHarry ShiverJoe HubbardCraig FordTodd GreesonRandy DavisMike HillMac McCutcheonJay LoveVictor GastonMike BallPaul DeMarcoJack WilliamsDickie DrakeHoward Sanderford

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Knight, Andrew Wilson, death mourned

Summary

The Alabama Legislature mourningly honors the life of Andrew Wilson Knight and expresses sympathy to his family.

What This Bill Does

This is a ceremonial resolution that records Knight's death with deep sadness, offers the Legislature's tribute and heartfelt sympathy to his family, and provides biographical details about his life, education, Coast Guard service, and community involvement. It does not create or change laws or allocate funds; its purpose is to acknowledge Knight's life and service and to express condolences.

Who It Affects

• Immediate family and close relatives of Andrew Knight (parents Ken and Becky Knight, brother Todd Knight) who receive the tribute and sympathy.
• The Alabama community and the broader public (including Thomasville and Mobile communities and U.S. Coast Guard members) who recognize Knight's life and service through the resolution.

Key Provisions

• The resolution mourns the death of Andrew Wilson Knight and records it with deep sadness.
• It offers the Legislature's highest tribute and heartfelt sympathy to Knight's grieving family.
• It provides biographical details: born December 18, 1985, in Selma; lived in Mobile; son of Ken and Becky Knight; Thomasville High School graduate; attended Faulkner University and the University of Alabama; served in the U.S. Coast Guard; hobbies include hunting, fishing, snowboarding, scuba diving; member of Thomasville Baptist Church.
• It notes survivors (parents, brother Todd, grandfather Charles Wilson, and other relatives) and states Knight was a valued community member whose memory will be cherished.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Condolence