16 | 15 | | SJR___ NAMING THE PORTION OF UNITED STATES HIGHWAY ROUTE 43 |
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17 | 16 | | FROM MILE MARKER 212 TO MILE MARKER 213 THE AUDRA ROGERS |
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18 | 17 | | MEMORIAL MILE. |
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19 | 18 | | WHEREAS, in memory of Audra Mary Rogers, this body |
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20 | 19 | | renames that portion of United States Highway Route 43 from |
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21 | 20 | | mile marker 212 to 213, which lies just north of Northport |
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22 | 21 | | Alabama, as the Audra Rogers Memorial Mile; and |
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23 | 22 | | WHEREAS, on July 5, 2021, Ms. Rogers, who was |
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24 | 23 | | pregnant with her fifth child, and her four young sons were |
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25 | 24 | | hit head on in an accident that caused her and her unborn |
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26 | 25 | | child's death and injured her surviving children; and |
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27 | 26 | | WHEREAS, the loss of Ms. Rogers is devastating to her |
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28 | 27 | | family and community where she was highly regarded; Audra |
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29 | 28 | | was an accomplished bodybuilder and a three-time state |
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30 | 29 | | record holder in powerlifting; she was a beauty queen and |
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31 | 30 | | held the title of 2021 World's Ms. Alabama Tourism; she was |
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32 | 31 | | a respiratory therapist and first responder; and she was a |
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33 | 32 | | community volunteer; but, most importantly, she was a |
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34 | 33 | | devoted mother, daughter, and friend; and |
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35 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Audra was an inspiration to many who |
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36 | 35 | | followed her fitness and weightlifting journey on social |
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63 | 62 | | media; she is fondly remembered by friends and family for |
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64 | 63 | | her contagious joy, infectious smile, and uplifting sense of |
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65 | 64 | | humor; now therefore, |
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66 | 65 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH |
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67 | 66 | | HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That, in memory of Audra Mary |
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68 | 67 | | Rogers, the portion of United States Highway Route 43 |
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69 | 68 | | between mile marker 212 and 213 is hereby renamed and |
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70 | 69 | | designated the Audra Rogers Memorial Mile. |
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71 | 70 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Department of |
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72 | 71 | | Transportation is requested to coordinate with local |
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73 | 72 | | governing officials on fabricating and erecting appropriate |
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74 | 73 | | signs or markers, consistent with applicable requirements |
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75 | 74 | | and laws, in recognition of this honorary designation. |
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