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SENATE RESOLUTION 44
By Rose
SR0044
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A RESOLUTION to honor Zelma Hall on the occasion of her 108
th
birthday.
WHEREAS, it is fitting that we pay tribute to those citizens who are celebrating special
occasions in their estimable lives; and
WHEREAS, Zelma Hall celebrates her 108
th
birthday on March 18, 2025, a milestone
that commemorated as yet another precious souvenir of life's rich pageant; and
WHEREAS, a living monument to the courage and ardor of our country's history, Ms.
Hall is the oldest living woman World War II veteran in Tennessee, and her service in the U.S.
Army at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, where she constructed beds for pilots, was a
hidden but crucial component to the war effort; and
WHEREAS, not wishing to rest upon her laurels, Ms. Hall returned from her wartime
endeavors to become a cosmetologist, and wishing to serve her fellow citizens in a deeper
capacity, she earned her nursing license thereafter; and
WHEREAS, her boundless charity and generosity led her to foster over 500 children in
her lifetime, a labor of love that will echo throughout the lives of countless individuals for years
to come; and
WHEREAS, as she enters her 108
th
year, Ms. Hall is still a positive force for good,
admired for her wisdom, spirit of generosity, integrity, and enthusiasm for life; and
WHEREAS, we wish to grasp this golden opportunity to specially recognize one of
Tennessee's most outstanding citizens on this very special occasion; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we honor and congratulate
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Zelma Hall on the celebration of her 108
th
birthday and extend to her our best wishes for many
happy returns of the day
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.