AL HR596

Commends Clarence Diggs of Barbour County, Alabama, for outstanding leadership and dedicated service to his community.

Recognizes Diggs as a 1969 graduate of T.V. McCoo School who served with honor in the United States Marine Corps and earned an automobile technician degree from Sparks State Technical College.

Honors his civic contributions including organizing the first Martin Luther King Parade in 1993 and founding the annual Mother's Day Dinner in 1998 to honor mothers of all generations.

Notes that Diggs was selected Outstanding Businessman in 1985 and 1987 and has devoted his life to helping others with his talents, time, and means.

Recognizes the City of Eufaula's declaration of March 6, 2010, as "Clarence Diggs Day" in acknowledgement of his accomplishments and contributions.