HJR242 Summary

• Records the death of Mrs. Elise Harris Hines of Flomaton, Alabama, who died on January 5, 2010, at age 88, and offers tribute to her life and service.

• Recognizes Mrs. Hines as the guiding spirit of the Flomaton Public Library, which she was instrumental in founding and chaired for more than 44 years.

• Details her career as an educator, including a Teacher's Certificate from Livingston Teachers College in 1941 and teaching positions in Loxley, McKenzie, and private kindergarten from 1963-1983.

• Acknowledges her role in establishing the library, from initially distributing books from her car trunk and a jail cell at Town Hall in 1962 to the groundbreaking in September 2009 for a million-dollar, state-of-the-art library facility.

• Adopted by the House on February 9, 2010, and by the Senate on February 17, 2010.