HJR129 Summary

• Congratulates Christine Whiteley on receiving the Citizen of the Year Award from Tillman's Corner Chamber of Commerce.

• Recognizes her dedication to supporting her son Brian after he became profoundly deaf from Spinal Meningitis by learning sign language with him and relocating her family to Atlanta for his education.

• Acknowledges her work with Alabama Legislature members to obtain funding for deaf students and her role in establishing the school for the deaf and blind at Baker School, now the Regional School for the Deaf and Blind.

• Commends her contributions to the deaf community through teaching sign language classes to families and her involvement with the American Cancer Society, including fundraising and the Relay for Life campaign.

• House adopted 26-JAN-10; Senate adopted 17-FEB-10.