HJR774 Summary

• Commends Alabama State Trooper Michael A. Juran for 25 years of service with the Department of Public Safety from August 1986 to 2010.

• Trooper Juran served nine years at the Decatur State Trooper Post, transferred to Jefferson County in 1994 where he served until 2005, and was promoted to Corporal in March 2005 before serving at the Tuscaloosa Post and returning to Jefferson County.

• During his career, Trooper Juran served as a member of the Department's Honor Guard Team and Special Operations, and escorted Coach Watson Brown and the UAB Blazers Football Team, Governor Guy Hunt, members of the Black Caucus, and Former United States Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao.

• Trooper Juran received numerous awards including the Good Samaritan Award and the Helping Heroes Award for his service.

• House adopted the resolution on April 1, 2010 and the Senate adopted it on April 6, 2010.