HR345 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim CarnsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Hooper, Perry Oliver, Sr., death mourned

Summary

HR345 is a House resolution mourning the death and celebrating the life of former Alabama Chief Justice Perry Oliver Hooper, Sr.

What This Bill Does

Records the death of Perry Oliver Hooper, Sr. on April 24, 2016, at age 91 and honors his life and public service. Notes his career in Alabama's judiciary, including being the first Republican Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (elected November 8, 1994) and his earlier roles as Montgomery County probate judge and Circuit Judge for the 15th Judicial Circuit. Describes his military service, education, and extensive involvement in judicial and civic organizations, and offers heartfelt sympathy to his wife, children, and other family and friends.

Who It Affects

• Family and close colleagues of Perry Hooper, Sr., who receive a formal expression of mourning and sympathy.
• Alabama residents and the state's legal and civic communities, who read a formal tribute recognizing Hooper's public service.

Key Provisions

• Records the death of Perry Oliver Hooper, Sr., a native of Montgomery, Alabama, on April 24, 2016, and notes his life and public service.
• Recognizes his service as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court—the first Republican to be elected to that post—and his earlier roles as Montgomery County probate judge and Circuit Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit.
• Lists his military service in the United States Marine Corps, his education at Birmingham-Southern College and the University of Alabama, and his extensive involvement in judicial and civic organizations, plus awards he received.
• Offers heartfelt sympathy to his wife Marilyn Yost Hooper, his children and other family and friends, on behalf of the House.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Condolence