HJR 583 Summary

• Commends Dr. Martha Morrow for her leadership and relief efforts following the April 27, 2011 EF-5 tornado in Alabama, which traveled 132 miles with winds exceeding 200 miles per hour and devastated Marion County, Hackleburg, and Phil Campbell.

• Recognizes Dr. Morrow's coordination of disaster relief through the American Optometric Association Foundation's "Optometry's Fund for Disaster Relief," Lions Clubs International, and Vision Service Plan, plus providing free eye care and eyeglasses at her professional office.

• Documents Dr. Morrow's meeting with Congressman Robert Aderholt, Governor Robert Bentley, Homeland Security, and Public Health officials in the days following the tornado.

• Acknowledges her coordination of a magic and musician show on May 6, 2011 attended by more than 1,400 students and efforts to rebuild Phil Campbell Elementary School's playground destroyed in the tornado.

• Directs that Dr. Morrow receive a copy of the resolution as an expression of gratitude for her contributions to her community and state; adopted by the House on May 25, 2011 and Senate on May 31, 2011.