HR 15 Summary

• Mourns the death of Dr. Harold A. Franklin of Talladega, Alabama, who died on September 9, 2021, at age 88.

• Dr. Franklin was born November 2, 1932, and served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1958 as both active duty and reservist.

• Earned a Bachelor's degree from Alabama State University in 1962 and a Master's degree from Auburn University in Spring 2020; was the first African American to attend Auburn University on January 4, 1964.

• Served as a professor at the University of Denver, Alabama State University, North Carolina A and T University, Tuskegee University, and Talladega College before retiring from higher education in 1992.

• Leaves surviving family members including his son Harold Franklin Jr., grandson, three sisters, a sister-in-law, and numerous other relatives and friends.