September 23, 2020

With COVID-19 spreading throughout countries around the world, services were changed considerably to be social conscience and follow guidelines to protect anyone present. Each year the Alabama Workers Appreciation Foundation provides an outstanding tribute to the brave miners that lose their lives working at one of the most dangerous occupations known.

This 2020 Tribute, even in its abbreviated form turned out to be one of the most touching ceremonies to date. If you watch the video below to the end you will notice the weather held off just long enough to get through the tribute.

Angels were crying with us on this day.

Alabama Coal Mining Deaths
APRIL 22, 1974
NOVEMBER 28, 1995
OCTOBER 9, 1999
NOVEMBER 15, 2005
MARCH 23, 2012
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
MARCH 16, 1979
JUNE 24, 1980
FEBRUARY 15, 1982
JUNE 11, 2001
APRIL 22, 2004
JUNE 16, 2004
OCTOBER 12, 2006
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
JUNE 6, 2013
JUNE 9, 1975
AUGUST 1,1977
JUNE 29, 1981
JULY 13, 1984
AUGUST 6, 1995
MARCH 10, 1996
MAY 7, 1999
AUGUST 29, 2001
APRIL 10, 2006
MAY 23, 1973
APRIL 8, 1974
FEBRUARY 8, 1985
FEBRUARY 16, 1985
MARCH 25, 1988
AUGUST 16, 1996
MAY 22, 2008
NOVEMBER 10, 1995
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
SEPTEMBER 23, 2001
JUNE 4, 1946
SEPTEMBER 8, 1950
FEBRUARY 22, 1954
APRIL 10, 1954
SEPTEMBER 25, 1959
JUNE 2, 1964
JANUARY 5, 1972
OCTOBER 19, 1972
MAY 8, 1974
JANUARY 24, 1977
FEBRUARY 19, 1946
JANUARY 3, 1945
DECEMBER 29, 1953
JUNE 22, 1956
DECEMBER 10, 1956
NOVEMBER 1, 1958
FEBRUARY 4, 1958
DECEMBER 10, 1959
AUGUST 17, 1960
AUGUST 30, 1960
SEPTEMBER 20, 1960
OCTOBER 3, 1961
APRIL 20, 1964
JUNE 4, 1968
AUGUST 14, 1970
SEPTEMBER 6, 1972
FEBRUARY 15, 1947
MAY 20, 1947
NOVEMBER 10, 1952
JUNE 10, 1954
JULY 26, 1960
MARCH 21, 1963
MARCH 21, 1963
DECEMBER 16, 1963
JANUARY 19, 1965
SEPTEMBER 7, 1966
DECEMBER 2, 1971
FEBRUARY 27, 1979
MARCH 12, 1980
JUNE 22, 1948
AUGUST 4, 1955
AUGUST 4, 1955
MARCH 1, 1960
AUGUST 3, 1964
APRIL 30, 1968
OCTOBER 5, 1970
NOVEMBER 18, 1971
NOVEMBER 18, 1971
FEBRUARY 1, 1972
OCTOBER 17, 1974
FEBRUARY 20, 1976
AUGUST 14, 1978
OCTOBER 10, 1984
NOVEMBER 16, 1987
MAY 2, 1963
MAY 2, 1963
MAY 7, 1964
OCTOBER 12, 1967
MAY 12, 1969
OCTOBER 11, 1977
AUGUST 20, 1979
OCTOBER 5, 1983
OCTOBER 15, 1984
NOVEMBER 13, 1992
SEPTEMBER 23, 1955
JUNE 26, 1961
AUGUST 21, 1962
AUGUST 18, 1965
MARCH 14,1966
DECEMBER 20, 1979
NOVEMBER 18, 1982
MARCH 12, 1982
OCTOBER 18, 1947
MAY 9, 1951
AUGUST 11, 1951
JANUARY 16, 1956
OCTOBER 5, 1945
MARCH 8, 1947
JANUARY 9, 1947
JUNE 12, 1947
APRIL 3,1952
NOVEMBER 18, 1958
APRIL 15, 1959
MAY 18, 1967
OCTOBER 17, 1967
JULY 24, 1968
JULY 30, 1971
JUNE 25, 1974
NOVEMBER 21, 1979
DECEMBER 1, 1979
MARCH 8, 1983
DECEMBER 13, 1984
SEPTEMBER 14 1989
JUNE 1, 2005
APRIL 5, 1956
NOVEMBER 28, 1959
OCTOBER 4, 1960
MARCH 23, 1961
MARCH 23, 1961
JULY 31, 1971
MARCH 23, 1972
MARCH 7, 1973
JUNE 24, 1975