HR154 Summary

• Honors Robert Lee Dean of Jackson, Alabama, who passed away on April 28, 2023, at age 82

• Recognizes his 35 years of volunteer service with the Jackson Fire Department, earning Chief's Award in 2001 and Fireman of the Year in 2003

• Acknowledges his 41-year career at Allied Paper Mill where he became one of the first African American maintenance supervisors, and his ownership of Jackson Memorial Funeral Home

• Notes his active involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, voter registration efforts, and service on multiple community boards including the NAACP, Clarke Voter League, and Jackson Board of Adjustments

• Survived by his wife of 61 years Carolyn Ann Simon Dean, five children, nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and extended family