HR366 Summary

• Mourns the death of William Malcolm Blount, III, a Montgomery businessman, political strategist, and philanthropist who died on February 9, 2015, at age 71.

• Recognizes Blount's educational background including studies at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

• Honors his significant contributions to Alabama Republican Party leadership, his candidacy for Governor in 1994 and 1998, and his founding of Leadership Alabama and work with the Business Council of Alabama.

• Lists his surviving family members including his wife Riley Sikes Blount, six children, 11 grandchildren, and extended family.

• Expresses the Alabama House of Representatives' gratitude for Blount's abundant life and offers condolences to his family and friends.