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HJR276
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By Representative Mooney
RFD: Rules
First Read: 22-Apr-25
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First Read: 22-Apr-25
HJR___ CELEBRATING EUNIE WALLDORF SMITH ON THE OCCASION OF
HER 90TH BIRTHDAY AND HONORING HER MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC
SERVICE.
WHEREAS, with great pride and special pleasure,
joyful felicitations are conveyed to Mrs. Eunie Walldorf
Smith on the occasion of her milestone 90th Birthday and
this body would take this opportunity to honor her many
years of public service in the State of Alabama; and
WHEREAS, Eunie Walldorf was born in the midst of the
Great Depression on April 25, 1935, in Chattanooga,
Tennessee; Fred Astaire was crooning "Cheek to Cheek" over
the airwaves and the runaway success at the Academy Awards
was It Happened One Night, winning Best Picture, Director,
Actor, Actress, and Screenplay; and
WHEREAS, Eunie Smith showed two things at an early
age: a fierce intelligence and a steadfast faith in Christ;
she graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business and served as
Vice President of the Women's Student Government
Association; upon graduation, she worked as a Group
Actuarial Assistant Data Processing Systems Designer and
Computer Programmer for Provident Life and Accident
Insurance Company; she met and married Albert Lee Smith, Jr.
who served as a member of the United States House of
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who served as a member of the United States House of
Representatives serving Alabama's 6th District during the
97th Congress; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was devoted to her husband until
his passing in 1997; together they shared three children,
Karen, Albert Lee III, and Meg, and six grandchildren; as a
loving and involved mother, her volunteer activities began
with her children's schools, the Junior League and other
service organizations, her church, and the Freedom Education
Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith has continuously served others in
the areas of community service, church service, and politics
since the 1970s; some of her past service includes, Service
Guild of Birmingham; Discovery Clubs of Alabama; Women's
Committee of 100 for Birmingham; many roles with the
Southern Baptist Convention spanning decades; the Governor's
Commission on Education Spending; Alabama Governor's
Conference on Library Services; Delegate to the 1976
Republican National Convention; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith continues to serve as a member of
the Southern Seminary Foundation Board; a member of the
Resolutions Committee for the Alabama Baptist Convention; as
the longest serving President of Eagle Forum of Alabama; and
as the National Vice President of Eagle Forum; she has
earned several awards and acknowledgments for her generous
gifts of her time and talents, including Congress of Freedom
Award; Alabama Eagle Award, 1992; National Eagle Award, 1981
and 1974; Hoffman Center Award, 1992; and Physicians'
Resource Council Service to the Family Award, 1996; and
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Resource Council Service to the Family Award, 1996; and
WHEREAS, a 90th Birthday is a significant milestone
that represents almost a century of wisdom earned and
memories gained and is cause for great rejoicing; Mrs. Smith
remains a source of inspiration to her family, neighbors,
and friends, who cherish every moment shared; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That Eunie Walldorf Smith's 90th
Birthday is celebrated with thanksgiving, and her many years
of public service is commended and honored on this special
occasion.
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