HJR34 Summary

• House Joint Resolution mourning the death of Mr. D.D. Real of Hamilton, Alabama, who died on November 28, 2011, at age 89.

• Mr. Real served as longtime head of Marion County Emergency Management Agency and was instrumental in establishing the county's E-911 System.

• World War II combat veteran who landed on Normandy Beach three days after D-Day and was stationed in the Philippine Islands in 1945 during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

• Business owner who operated "D.D. Real's Rolling Store," "D.D. Real's General Merchandise Store," and a bowling center in Hamilton; also farmed corn, cotton, hogs, and cattle.

• Survived by wife of 65 years Billie Fay Norton Real, daughter Lanetta, son Kenneth, and two grandchildren; resolution adopted by House on February 14, 2012, and Senate on February 16, 2012.