HJR280 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg Wren

Republican

Co-Sponsors

George “Tootie” BandyChad FincherVictor GastonMike HillWayne JohnsonJim McClendonMac McCutcheonHoward SanderfordMargie WilcoxDaniel H. BomanGreg BurdineDonnie ChesteenJoe HubbardJohn MerrillMary MooreHarry ShiverAlan BakerTerri CollinsDavid ColstonRalph HowardThomas JacksonMike JonesRichard LindseyArtis McCampbellThad McClammyArthur PayneDimitri PolizosBill PooleKurt WallaceApril WeaverMike BallMarcel BlackMerika ColemanAllen FarleyDexter GrimsleyMicky HammonRon JohnsonJohn F. Knight JrWes LongWilliam RobertsAllen TreadawayRandy WoodBarbara Bigsby BoydNapoleon BracyDuwayne BridgesK.L. BrownAdline ClarkeJoe FaustLaura HallAlvin HolmesSteve HurstLawrence McAdoryMary Sue McClurkinDarrio MeltonBarry MooreRandall SheddMac ButtramJim CarnsCraig FordAlan HarperEd HenryMike HolmesJoseph C. MitchellCharles O. NewtonJim PattersonJohn W. RogersPebblin W. WarrenPaul BeckmanElaine BeechAlan BootheRandy DavisPaul DeMarcoDickie DrakeBerry ForteJuandalynn GivanLynn GreerTodd GreesonPaul W. LeeJohnny Mack MorrowBecky NordgrenKerry RichJohn RobinsonRod ScottDavid StandridgePatricia ToddDan WilliamsRichard BaughnJames E. BuskeyMack N. ButlerSteve ClouseChris EnglandMike HubbardJamie IsonKen JohnsonRichard J. LairdSteve McMillanMike MillicanOliver RobinsonDavid SessionsMark TuggleLesley VanceJack WilliamsPhil Williams

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Bean, William Raymond, death mourned

Summary

House Joint Resolution 280 mourns the death of Colonel William Raymond Bean and honors his military service and life.

What This Bill Does

It records the death of Colonel Bean with deep sadness and offers the legislature’s highest tribute and heartfelt sympathy to his family, friends, and a grateful nation. It recognizes his life achievements and military service, including his education, a long Air Force career, being a Vietnam POW, and later roles at Maxwell Air Force Base and in the Civil Air Patrol. It also notes that he will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery on April 9, 2014.

Who It Affects

• Family, friends, and survivors of Colonel Bean receive formal recognition, tribute, and expressions of sympathy from the Alabama Legislature.
• The Alabama community and state readers gain an official public record honoring Bean’s service and life, acknowledging his interment at Arlington National Cemetery.

Key Provisions

• Expresses mourning and records the death of Colonel William Raymond Bean with deep sadness, offering the Legislature's highest tribute and heartfelt sympathy to his family, friends, and a grateful nation.
• Recognizes Bean’s life and service, including his education (Auburn University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Auburn University at Montgomery) and his 30-year United States Air Force career, along with his roles at Maxwell Air Force Base and in the Civil Air Patrol.
• Acknowledges that he will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery on April 9, 2014.
• Provides that the resolution serves as a formal tribute to his life and a record of mourning by the Alabama Legislature.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Condolence