HJR 53 Summary

• House Joint Resolution mourning the death of Dr. Lewis Hall McCurdy, Jr., of Brownsboro, Alabama, who died on February 28, 2011, at age 61.

• Dr. McCurdy was a longtime veterinarian who opened McCurdy Animal Hospital in Huntsville in 1980 and served on multiple community boards including the Greater Huntsville Humane Society and Animal Emergency Clinic of North Alabama.

• He held numerous leadership positions in the Alabama Veterinary Association, received the Alabama Veterinarian of the Year award in 2007, and founded the Alabama Veterinary Medical Foundation and the low-cost Spay/Neuter License Plate Program.

• He is survived by his wife Nancy Pate McCurdy, two children, five grandchildren, and several siblings.

• The Legislature of Alabama records his death with deep sadness and offers this resolution as tribute to his life and professional legacy.