HJR708 Summary

• Commends H.L. "Sonny" Callahan for being named Mobilian of the Year by the Cottage Hill Civitan Club, with the award to be officially bestowed at a banquet on April 8, 2010

• Recognizes Callahan's service as a Mobile native and prominent citizen, including his election to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1970 and the Alabama Senate in 1978

• Honors his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1984, where he served as an effective advocate for Alabama's interests

• Acknowledges his return to Mobile after retiring from Congress, where he opened the consulting firm Sonny Callahan and Associates

• Extends the Legislature's gratitude for his record of service to Mobile, Alabama's First Congressional District, and the State of Alabama