HJR 343 Summary

• Honors the death of former Alabama State Senator Bill Menton of Irvington, Alabama, who died at age 90.

• Menton was elected to the Alabama Senate in 1982 representing Mobile County's District 35 and later served as a Mobile County Commissioner from 1988 to 1992.

• His career included founding a juvenile division for the Mobile County Sheriff's Office, serving as police chief for Bayou La Batre, and becoming executive director of the Alabama Fraternal Order of Police in 1996.

• Menton was a Spring Hill College alumnus and accomplished athlete with scholarships in football, basketball, and baseball; he also coached at the college and UMS High School before entering law enforcement.

• The legislature records his death with deep sadness and offers this resolution as tribute to his life of achievement and service, along with sympathy to his family of 8 children, 6 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.