HR207 Summary

• Commemorates the life and legacy of Mr. Walter Bankhead Grant of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who died on February 25, 2016, at age 63
• Grant was a graduate of Marion Military Institute and The University of Alabama with a Communications degree; he was a founding member and officer of multiple radio stations and a principal founder of Sign Pro, LLC
• Recognized his civic involvement as a longtime board member of the YMCA, Alabama Men's Hall of Fame, Tuscaloosa Academy, and Y Men's Club, and as a member of the Tuscaloosa Rotary Club and Paul Harris Fellow
• Grant was known for his humanitarian work, traveling to Latin America to assist those affected by natural disasters and lack of health care, and financing the education of a young Haitian man attending The University of Alabama
• The House of Representatives expresses gratitude for Grant's abundant life and offers the resolution in tribute to his legacy and in sympathy to his surviving wife of 37 years, two daughters, and one brother