District Four Council Member

Robert Echols, Chairman of General Administration Committee, has served on the city council since October, 1986.

Occupation

• Retired from Life Insurance Company of Alabama (Executive vice president)

Education

• Graduated from Gadsden High School
• Attended Snead State Junior College
• Attended University of Alabama-Gadsden Center

Biographical Information

• Wife - Betty (Spann) Echols
• Three daughters: Sherry Bridges (Librarian, Eura Brown Elementary School), Nancy Johnson (Reading Specialist, Decatur Elementary School, Decatur, AL), Ann Messner (Accountant, Parochial School, Madison, MS)
• One grandchild: Ellen Bridges (Registered Nurse, Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY)

Affiliations

• Chairman, Water Works and Sewer Board (member since 1976)
• Co-Founder and Past President, Downtown Action Council
• Past Chairman of Board, First United Methodist Church
• Past President, Family Success Center
• Past President, Rotary Club
• Past President, The Chamber