HJR75 Summary

• House Joint Resolution mourning the death of Mrs. Martha Belvin Dixon of Andalusia, Alabama, who died on December 16, 2017, at age 102.

• Mrs. Dixon was born September 1, 1915, served in the United States Army during World War II in the Meteorological Service at the Pentagon, and worked 32 years at Alatex Manufacturing Company.

• She and her husband Solon were major philanthropists through personal funds and the Solon and Martha Dixon Foundation, supporting education, natural resources conservation, the arts, and health and welfare.

• Their charitable contributions made possible the Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, described as the nation's premier field forestry and wildlife conservation education facility.

• Resolution was adopted by the House on January 23, 2018, and by the Senate on January 30, 2018.