HR543 Summary

• James Parham Briggs of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, died on February 22, 2014, at age 86.
• Mr. Briggs was born in Cairo, Illinois, graduated from Lambuth University with a B.S. in Business Administration, and served in the United States Navy through World War II.
• He had a career in business including positions as general manager of Gulf States Paper Corporation in Tuscaloosa and involvement in resort, real estate, and hospitality ventures; he also became an accomplished horseman at age 40.
• He is survived by his wife Pat of 64 years, two adult children, nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
• The Alabama House of Representatives offers this resolution in tribute to his legacy and in sympathy to his family and friends.