HJR1017 Summary

• Expresses the Alabama Legislature's mourning of Mr. Robert E. "Rob" Colson of Huntsville, Alabama, who died on April 17, 2010, at age 60.

• Honors Mr. Colson's service as a highly regarded pharmacist and civic leader who served two terms on the Madison County Commission as one of the first Republicans elected to local office in the modern era.

• Recognizes his educational background (Butler High School 1967, University of Tennessee 1971, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Auburn University, Doctor of Pharmacy from Tennessee) and his career as a Senior Clinical Consultant at CVS Caremark.

• Acknowledges his leadership roles including founding president of the Madison County Men's Club, past president of the Madison County Pharmaceutical Association, and active involvement in Republican party committees and library support.

• Extends heartfelt sympathy to his surviving wife Lucy Colson and daughter Elizabeth Colson; the resolution was adopted by both houses on April 22, 2010.