HJR228 Summary

• Honors Mr. and Mrs. James Bearden, Sr., of Huntsville, Alabama, on their 58th wedding anniversary celebrated on February 27, 2013.

• James and Georgia Bearden were married on February 17, 1955, at Lakeside United Methodist Church, where they have been lifelong members.

• The couple has three children (James Jr., Deborah So'Brien, and Rosetta Bearden), four grandchildren, and four foster grandchildren.

• Mr. Bearden is retired from IBM and Mrs. Bearden is retired from Huntsville Housing Authority; they celebrated their anniversary by attending President Barack Obama's inauguration and receiving a spa treatment from their children.

• The legislature honors the couple for their marriage founded on faith in God, trust, and daily expressions of love.