AL HR449

Mourns the death of Mrs. Joan Lawrence Porter of Cullman, Alabama, who died on May 2, 2013, at age 82.

Records that she was born December 4, 1930, in Vinemont, Alabama, and graduated from Cullman High School (1948), Sacred Heart Junior College (1951), and Samford University (1955).

Notes she was a dedicated teacher at Cold Springs High School, Cullman Vocational School, and schools in Alabama and Georgia, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Cullman since 1975.

Recognizes her surviving family members including her sister Angela Moore, aunt Wynelle Ward, three sons, two daughters, and four grandsons, along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Expresses the Alabama House of Representatives' deep sadness at her death and extends heartfelt sympathy to her family.