Memorials, Recognition - Bertha Mae Dees, posthumous winner of 2024 Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

HJR 661 is a symbolic resolution honoring Bertha Mae Dees Faulkner, a Lawrence County volunteer who posthumously received Tennessee's Governor's Volunteer Stars Award. It recognizes her 33 years with the South Central Human Resource Agency's Head Start Program and 19 years mentoring students through New Prospect Elementary School's Foster Grandparent Program. The resolution formally acknowledges her community service, which impacted over 370 students and embodied Tennessee's "Volunteer State" spirit. As a commemorative resolution, it has no policy impact and serves only to memorialize her legacy.