AL HR332

Honors Mrs. Palmira Jones on her 90th birthday celebration, recognizing her life accomplishments and service to the community.

Graduated from Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia in 1951 and pursued further studies at Loyola University, DePaul University, Tuskegee Institute, and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Worked as a nurse at University of Alabama Hospital, Cook County Hospital, Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, and VA Medical Center in Birmingham for a combined 25+ years.

Actively serves as secretary for Birmingham Grady Graduate Nurses Alumni Association, 50-year member of Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Club, NAACP member, and UAB medical school mentor; received Metro Birmingham Branch NAACP 50th Anniversary Civil Rights Movement Award Medallion in 2013.

Established a scholarship fund in 1973 in memory of her daughter Palmyra Deloris Jones and serves as dedicated member of Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama.