AL HR158

Records the death of Mr. Jesse Hosey, a role model in life and sports who was the second of seven children born to Ben and Essie Hosey in Laurel, Mississippi.

Highlights his educational background including graduation from Oak Park High School, Alcorn State University (majoring in health and physical education), Tennessee State University (Master's Degree), Indiana University, and Alabama A&M University.

Notes his professional career teaching health and physical education at high school and college levels, coaching football and track at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa and Lawson State Community College.

Recognizes his community involvement as a dedicated member of Sardis Missionary Baptist Church and an active member of the Birmingham Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.

Expresses that his death is recorded with deep sadness and offers this resolution in tribute to his life and with sympathy to his surviving family, including his wife of 56 years, Mrs. Hazel Davis Hosey, and other relatives and friends.