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By Representative Boyd
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First Read: 06-Mar-24
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First Read: 06-Mar-24
HR____ COMMENDING MRS. MOLLIE MACLEROY BEARDEN FOR
OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.
WHEREAS, highest commendations are herein presented
to Mrs Mollie MacLeroy Bearden on being honored by the
Willie and Betty Farrior Family Foundation for her
outstanding service to the Talladega community and the State
of Alabama; and
WHEREAS, the Willie and Betty Farrior Family
Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in March
of 2017, by Colonel (Retired) Cedrick A. Farrior in memory
of his grandparents; both were native Alabamians who
unfortunately lost their vision at an early age; they
attended the Alabama School for the Negro Deaf and Blind in
Talladega, Alabama; they were married in October 1945;
Willie was the first Black individual to be employed at the
Alabama Industries for the Blind in June 1950; Willie
retired after completion of 40 years of employment; Betty
retired after 27 years of employment; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Mollie MacLeroy Bearden is the daughter
of Edward MacLeroy and Mrs. Lola MacLeroy; she and her
husband, Donald "Terry" Bearden, are blessed with two
children, Tracy Bearden and Donald Bearden; they have four
grandchildren, Shelby Floyd, Brynn Gortney, Brantley
Bearden, and Easton Bearden; and three great-grandchildren;
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Bearden, and Easton Bearden; and three great-grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS, in 1994, Mrs. Bearden started a local
chapter of Individual and Family Support, a support group to
cover Talladega, Coosa, Clay, and Randolph Counties; that
was the birth of Cheaha Family Support Council; this
organization is made up of all volunteers who want to serve
others with, or have a family member with, developmental
disabilities; she currently runs operations of Cheaha and
Region V; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Bearden is also a volunteer with United
Way and Build a Bridge Food Pantry in Vincent, Alabama; she
volunteers at Grasmere Community Center; she is a member of
the Board of Alabama Deaf Blind Multiple Association; and
she is cochair of a group with Dr. Ed Hall, which stems from
United Way and helps distribute Emergency Management funds
received for North Talladega County; now therefore;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That Mrs. Mollie MacLeroy Bearden is
highly commended and congratulated on being honored by the
Willie and Betty Farrior Foundation for her outstanding
service to the Talladega community and the State of Alabama,
and this resolution is offered with utmost appreciation to
her, along with best wishes in all future endeavors.
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