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Democratic State Senator Honored
January 24, 2008
Holly Hollman
Decatur Daily
The Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park Committee named state Sen. Tom Butler, D-Madison, its recipient of the Dr. C. Eric Lincoln Humanitarian Award.
Committee member Jimmy Gill said Butler received the award for helping secure more than $15,000 during his Senate tenure for the park. A recent $5,000 grant paid to expand the pavilion.
The award is given in honor of Lincoln, who was born in Athens and became a university professor and author.
