Ann Bedsole tribute: Beloved Alabama trailblazer ‘wrote the book on getting things done’

This is an opinion tribute cartoon.

“My father always said, ‘Don’t go through this life and not leave something. Don’t forget to leave your footprint.’” - Ann Bedsole

Thanks for leaving your footprint on our hearts and minds, Ann Bedsole. You were one of a kind.

Excerpts from John Sharp’s AL.com reports:

“Without question, Ann Bedsole would rank at the top of any list of impactful leaders in Mobile and throughout Southwest Alabama during the past 75 years,” said Jo Bonner, a former congressman and current president at the University of South Alabama. “For years, she was a trailblazer in the political arena and used both her charm -- and her political savvy -- to become a major player in Montgomery. She literally wrote the book on getting things done when she was in office.”

Ann Bedso