Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

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4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 153
5	5	By Jones J
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Dr. Charles Kimbrough
13	13	for his outstanding community leadership.
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15	15	WHEREAS, it is the pleasure of the members of this General Assembly to acknowledge
16	16	those venerable Tennesseans who were willing to sacrifice their personal safety to fight to
17	17	ensure the individual and collective freedom of oppressed groups across the nation; and
18	18	WHEREAS, one such distinguished individual is Dr. Charles Kimbrough, a civil rights
19	19	activist, former president of the Nashville branch of the NAACP, military veteran, retired
20	20	veterinarian, and minister; and
21	21	WHEREAS, born on June 24, 1927, in Prospect, Dr. Kimbrough grew up during the
22	22	height of the vicious and brutal Jim Crow South, relatively close to Pulaski, the birthplace of the
23	23	Ku Klux Klan. He learned early on from his family the value of hard work, perseverance, and
24	24	determination; and
25	25	WHEREAS, a veteran of the Korean War, Dr. Kimbrough traveled extensively while
26	26	enlisted in the armed forces and learned French while stationed in France. He earned a Purple
27	27	Heart, Medical Combat Award, and Bronze Star in 1950 for his bravery while serving; and
28	28	WHEREAS, following the conclusion of his military service, he used the GI Bill to attend
29	29	Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University, graduating in 1956 with honors and a
30	30	Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Dr. Kimbrough went on to enroll in the Tuskegee
31	31	Institute, where he earned a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, becoming one of the first African
32	32	Americans to hold a license to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Tennessee; and
33	33	WHEREAS, as a member of the Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee, Dr. Kimbrough
34	34	introduced scores of African Americans to the NAACP and its mission to remove all barriers of
35	35	racial discrimination through democratic processes; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, he established and organized NAACP chapters in Sparta, Illinois (Randolph
41	41	County Branch); Dugoin, Illinois (Perry County Branch); Pulaski (Giles County Branch); and
42	42	Waverly (Waverly Branch); and
43	43	WHEREAS, Dr. Kimbrough served as president of the Nashville branch from 1973 to
44	44	1980, during which time he saw a surge in chapter membership. The increase in numbers at
45	45	the time assisted greatly in addressing civil rights issues within the local African-American
46	46	community; and
47	47	WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Kimbrough was also a devoted and compassionate minister,
48	48	who touched thousands of lives through his sermons. He and his wife, Dr. Blondell Strong
49	49	Kimbrough, also owned Bordeaux Realty Plus; and
50	50	WHEREAS, he is the proud father of son Reverend Adric Winters Kimbrough; special
51	51	sons Jeff Strong, Sanford Strong, and Jeffrey Brown; and daughter Gwenell Buchanan; and the
52	52	devoted grandfather of five grandchildren; and
53	53	WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Kimbrough truly embodies the volunteer spirit, and he has done
54	54	much to contribute to the well-being of his fellow citizens in various capacities; and
55	55	WHEREAS, Dr. Kimbrough is a public-spirited citizen of the highest order and most
56	56	worthy of our approbation; now, therefore,
57	57	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
58	58	FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
59	59	CONCURRING, that we honor and commend Dr. Charles Kimbrough for his manifold
60	60	contributions to his fellow Tennesseans, extending our best wishes for continued success in all
61	61	his future endeavors.
62	62	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
63	63	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
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68	68	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
69	69	without House or Senate designation.