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Commends Samuel Leroy Whitaker on his 80th birthday on May 16, 2021.

Recognizes his Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Athens State College and further studies at Alabama A and M University and University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Honors his military service as a United States Army veteran with tours in Vietnam, El Paso, Texas, and Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, and his career at the Army Education Center.

Acknowledges his active involvement in veteran organizations including Forty and Eight, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and his service as the first African American District Governor in the South Eastern District of Lions Clubs International.

Celebrates his dedication to his faith at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church and his family of seven children and grandchildren.