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AL HR74
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Sellers
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AI Summary
- Celebrates Reverend William Henry "Bill" Greason on his 100th birthday (born September 3, 1924, in Atlanta, Georgia)
- Honors his service as a United States Marine who entered in 1943, completed basic training at Montford Point in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and served with the 66th Supply Platoon in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including the Battle of Iwo Jima
- Recognizes his career as a right-handed pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons from 1948 to 1950, where he was a teammate of Willie Mays and later pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals as the team's second African American player
- Acknowledges his later career as a pastor of Birmingham's historic Bethel Baptist Church beginning in 1971 and his marriage to Willie Otis Underwood in 1953
- Commends him as the oldest living veteran of the Negro Leagues and recognizes his contributions to breaking down color barriers and integrating African Americans into American society
Legislative Description
Reverend Bill Greason, 100th Birthday, Celebrated
Resolutions
Last Action
Joint Rule 11
2/18/2025
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