SJR30 Summary

• Honors Mary Lou Goodson on her 90th birthday and commends her service to her community of Leeds, Alabama.

• Recognizes her education including National Honor Society membership in high school and selection as Miss Howard College in 1946, plus a brief modeling career for Pizitz department stores.

• Acknowledges 69 years of teaching kindergarten across three institutions (47 years at Leeds Community Kindergarten, 10 years at Leeds Elementary School, and 12 years at Happy Times Kindergarten).

• Highlights her extensive community service including 75 years of Sunday School teaching, 60 years with Federated Women's Clubs, 12 years on the Leeds Housing Authority Board, and leadership roles in the Presbyterian Church, Friends of the Library, and Leeds Historical Society.

• Passed by both houses of the Alabama Legislature, adopted by the Senate on January 23, 2018 and by the House on January 30, 2018.