SJR 100

SJR100 192677-2 By Senators Dial, Brewbaker and Chambliss RFD: First Read: 13-MAR-18 SJR100 SJR100 ENROLLED, SJR100, HONORING MRS. ALICE GRIGGS CUMBUS ON THE OCCASION OF CELEBRATING HER 100TH BIRTHDAY. WHEREAS, it is a great pleasure to extend commendations and congratulations to Mrs. Alice Griggs Cumbus of Montgomery, Alabama, on the occasion of celebrating her 100th Birthday; and WHEREAS, she was born to Ben Hybert Griggs and Bertha Ott Griggs on March 18, 1918, in Montgomery, Alabama; she had one sibling, Benye Griggs Harris; and WHEREAS, she attended Highland Avenue Elementary School, Capitol Heights Junior High School the first year it was opened, graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in 1935, and attended Huntingdon College from 1935 to 1937; and WHEREAS, on April 9, 1939, she married Alton Beverly Cumbus at Highland Avenue Baptist Church; they were married for 70 years; together they had two children, Beverly Cumbus Schauer (Monty) and Benjamin Joseph Cumbus (Virginia); and WHEREAS, Mrs. Cumbus has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico; she has also SJR100 visited Iceland, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Greece, and Israel; and WHEREAS, from 1918 to 1979, Mrs. Cumbus was an active member at Highland Avenue Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday School Teacher, Leader in Girl's Auxiliary, President of the Women's Missionary Union, and leader of Baptist Young People's Union and teacher; from 1979 to 2016, she was a member of the McGhee Road Baptist Church, where she served as Superintendent of Sunday School, member of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, and Supervisor of Greeters; she is currently a member of Heritage Baptist Church; and WHEREAS, through the years, Mrs. Cumbus has earned respect and admiration for her indomitable spirit and she remains a source of inspiration to all those who are fortunate to know her; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That Mrs. Alice Griggs Cumbus is honored and commended on the occasion of celebrating the milestone of her 100th Birthday, and this resolution is offered in highest tribute to her remarkable life, along with heartiest congratulations and best wishes for the future. SJR100 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives SJR100 Senate 13-MAR-18 I hereby certify that the within Senate Joint Resolution originated in and was adopted by the Senate. Patrick Harris, Secretary. House of Representatives Adopted: 20-MAR-18 By: Senator Dial