SJR137 Summary

• Commends Colonel William R. Bass for extraordinary service to the Civil Air Patrol spanning nearly seven decades beginning in July 1949.

• Recognizes his service through multiple CAP squadrons in Florida and Michigan, including roles as cadet commander, Group Six Director of Cadets, Deputy for Cadets at Florida Wing, and Commander of Alabama Wing.

• Details his parallel career managing space operations at Kennedy Space Center, including work on the Apollo Program launch command team and management of the Saturn-to-Shuttle conversion program.

• Acknowledges his 24 ribbon awards including Distinguished Service Medal, multiple Exceptional Service and Meritorious Service medals, selection as Alabama Wing Senior Member of the Year for 2013, and Frank G. Brewer Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.

• Directs the Alabama Legislature to offer this resolution in highest tribute and deepest appreciation on behalf of the state's citizens.