AL HJR453

Honors the Honorable Ollie Wilson Nabors of Gadsden, who died on February 21, 2010, at age 83.

Recognizes Nabors' service in the 1960s in both the Alabama House of Representatives and State Senate representing Etowah County, with persistent support for public education.

Notes his career as a lawyer, businessman, and banker, and his leadership roles in civic and religious organizations including the Rotary Club and First Baptist Church of Gadsden.

Details his background including graduation from Glencoe High School in 1944, service in the United States Navy during World War II, and law degree from University of Alabama in 1950.

Records his death with deep sadness and expresses sympathy to his surviving family members including his wife Leatha Thornton Nabors and their daughter and grandchildren.