The Alabama Legislature honored three former Foley City Council members during the last city council meeting of the year.
State Rep. Frances Holk-Jones (R-Foley) recognized the late Richard “Dick” Dayton, Rick Blackwell and Vera Quaites. She presented plaques and gave Dayton’s to his wife, Judy.
Dayton died in August while completing his first term on the council.
“On behalf of the Alabama House of Representatives, the governor and the state of Alabama, we all just wanted to say how proud we were for you and Dick, because I know a spouse has a full-time job doing all of this also,” Holk-Jones said. “He was a natural. He did such a fabulous job. On behalf of all of us, we just wanted to say thank you.”
Quaites and Blackwell each served on the council for 17 years before their terms concluded in November.
“For the two of y’all, on behalf of the governor, the state of Alabama and the Alabama House of Representatives, we wanted to say thank you to both of you,” Holk-Jones told Quaites and Blackwell. “Y’all both have been wonderful to the city of Foley – your dedication, what I call blood, sweat and tears, on behalf of all of us. We really, really appreciate all of your work, and we’re glad to see y’all back tonight.”
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