HJR 323 Summary

• House Joint Resolution mourning the death of Frank Calloway of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who died on September 1, 2014, at age 118.

• Calloway was born July 2nd between 1896 and 1913 in Montgomery, Alabama, and spent his life working as a laborer on farms, logging, and building roads.

• He developed a passion for drawing and art that he pursued seriously starting around age 86, reaching his artistic stride at age 112, creating large butcher paper drawings of rural agricultural scenes from the early 20th century.

• Calloway was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1952 and spent most of his life in state mental health facilities, becoming the longest-living resident in the state mental health system before moving to a community living facility in 2009.

• The Legislature records his death and extends heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends, recognizing him as a well-known and well-loved figure in the state's mental health community.