AL SJR125

Commends Senator Gerald Dial for 28 years of distinguished legislative service to Senate District 13 (Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, and Randolph Counties) and the State of Alabama.

Recognizes Dial's service in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982 and his election to the Alabama Senate in 1986, serving five consecutive terms before returning to the Senate in 2010.

Acknowledges his active involvement in major legislative committees including Finance and Taxation, Education, Health and Human Services, Rules, Transportation and Energy, Veterans and Military Affairs, and Local Legislation.

Notes Dial's background as a Lineville resident, self-employed real estate developer, President Pro Tempore of the Troy University Board of Trustees, Baptist, and Alabama National Guard Brigadier General with family including wife Faye and two children.

Directs presentation of a copy of the resolution to Senator Gerald Dial expressing the Legislature's highest esteem and appreciation for his service.