Senate Joint Resolution 1493, sponsored by Senator Pody, honors Hamlet Halbert on the occasion of his ninety-first birthday, celebrated on March 28, 2024. The resolution acknowledges Mr. Halbert's significant life milestones, including his upbringing in a large family, his education and athletic achievements, military service, and a successful career as a farmer. It also highlights his long-lasting marriage to Linda Rowe Halbert, with whom he shared fifty-one years before her passing in 2019, and their four children, including the late Jason Halbert, as well as their five grandchildren.

The resolution expresses the General Assembly's appreciation for Mr. Halbert's contributions to his community and family, recognizing him as a beloved patriarch whose wisdom and humor are cherished by those around him. It concludes with best wishes for his continued happiness and many more joyful birthdays, and it calls for an appropriate copy of the resolution to be prepared for presentation.