Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SJR7 Compare Versions

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5	5		By Senator Waggoner
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7	7		First Read: 05-Feb-25
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16	15		SJR___ MOURNING THE DEATH AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF UNITED
17	16		STATES ARMY VETERAN, FORMER STATE LEGISLATOR, AND FORMER
18	17		AMBASSADOR, WILLIAM JELKS CABANISS, JR.
19	18		WHEREAS, it is with profound sorrow that we note the
20	19		death of William Jelks "Bill" Cabaniss, Jr. of Birmingham,
21	20		Alabama, on February 2, 2025, at the age of 86; and
22	21		WHEREAS, his departure leaves a void in the lives of
23	22		his loving family, many friends, and the community where he
24	23		was highly regarded; and
25	24		WHEREAS, Bill Cabaniss was born in 1938 in Birmingham
26	25		to William Jelks Cabaniss, Sr. and Florence Pierson Sanson
27	26		Cabaniss; he graduated from the Lawrenceville School in New
28	27		Jersey in 1956 and matriculated to Vanderbilt University,
29	28		graduating in 1960; he trained in Vanderbilt's ROTC program
30	29		and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United
31	30		States Army; he served as an Airborne Ranger for three years
32	31		of active duty in Germany; and in 1964, he was awarded the
33	32		Army Commendation Medal; and
34	33		WHEREAS, in 1962, Bill Cabaniss married his wife of
35	34		58 years, Catherine Hood Caldwell; they shared an
36	35		extraordinary life together, beginning in Zweibrucken,
37	36		Germany; after Bill's honorable discharge from active duty,
38	37		the couple moved to Birmingham to start their family; he
39	38		acquired a small metal grinding company that he successfully
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69	68		acquired a small metal grinding company that he successfully
70	69		built into Precision Grinding, Inc.; and
71	70		WHEREAS, concerned about Alabama's relationship to
72	71		business, Bill Cabaniss ran for and won a seat in the
73	72		Alabama House of Representatives in 1978; in 1982, he was
74	73		elected to the Alabama State Senate and served eight years;
75	74		he supported many bipartisan bills that most benefited the
76	75		citizens of Alabama; his peers voted him one of five
77	76		outstanding state senators; and
78	77		WHEREAS, State Senator Cabaniss attempted a run for
79	78		the U.S. Senate and, although he was unsuccessful, he gained
80	79		the friendship of President George W. Bush who appointed him
81	80		Ambassador to the Czech Republic; he served that post with
82	81		distinction from 2004 to 2006, further cementing ties
83	82		between the two democracies; he traveled and lectured
84	83		throughout Europe on behalf of the United States and the
85	84		Czech Republic; he maintained a friendship with President
86	85		Vaclav Klaus and upon returning home, he became involved in
87	86		several not-for-profit organizations in Prague and New York;
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89	88		WHEREAS, he was active in his Birmingham community
90	89		and served on the boards of directors for several notable
91	90		firms; he chaired the Metropolitan Development Board and the
92	91		Board of Junior Achievement of Jefferson County; he was
93	92		inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 2004 and the
94	93		Alabama Business Hall of Fame in 2006; he served faithfully
95	94		as Senior Warden at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church for many
96	95		years; and
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127	126		WHEREAS, he was predeceased by his wife; son, William
128	127		Jelks Cabaniss III; and sister, Joan Cabaniss Harrison; he
129	128		will be lovingly remembered by his loving fiance, Linda
130	129		Parker Johnson; daughters, Mary Cabaniss Ballard and Frances
131	130		Cabaniss Johnson (Kenny); sister, Florence Cabaniss Parnegg;
132	131		his beloved grandchildren, Mary Steele Johnson, Bill
133	132		Johnson, Kenny Johnson, and twins, Frances Jean and Maria
134	133		Nancy Ballard; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended
135	134		family, and many friends and former colleagues; and
136	135		WHEREAS, although his presence will be greatly
137	136		missed, the memory of Bill Cabaniss will be cherished in the
138	137		hearts of all who knew and loved him; now therefore,
139	138		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
140	139		HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That the death of William Jelks
141	140		Cabaniss, Jr. is recorded with deep sadness, and this
142	141		resolution is offered to his family in tribute to his life
143	142		and with heartfelt sympathy to his loved ones whose grief is
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165		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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167		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
168		-	SJR7
169		-	Senate 05-Feb-25
170		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
171		-	passed the Senate.
172		-	Patrick Harris,
173		-	Secretary.
174		-	House of Representatives
175		-	Passed: 13-Feb-25
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