SJR5 Summary

• Mourns the death of Mr. Jack Allen of Decatur, Alabama, who died on December 25, 2015, at age 84.
• Allen was a 1949 graduate of Austinville High School who earned a basketball scholarship to the University of North Alabama and served in the United States 32nd Infantry Regiment in Korea.
• Allen dedicated 20 years as a Dixie Youth Baseball Coach, was inducted into the 1992 Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame, and served on the Decatur City Council for 24 years (six consecutive four-year terms beginning in 1976).
• The Jack Allen Recreation and Soccer Complex was named in his honor, and he was survived by his wife Betty (married 61 years), son Stuart, daughter Beth, two grandsons, one sister, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
• The Alabama Legislature recorded his death with deep sadness and offered this resolution in tribute to his life and service to the community.