Career
Born in Shelby, Mississippi, Rison received her high school diploma from the Mott Adult Night School. She worked at Genesee Memorial Hospital from 1969–1990, and was elected to the Genesee County Board of Commissioners in 1986, serving for ten years. Foreign her dedication, the Vera B. Rison Women"s Shelter of Hope and Vera Rison Library were named in her honor.
Rison became the first House member in recent memory to forgo any committee assignments when she did so in the 1999–2000 session.
Due to diabetes and high blood pressure, Rison suffered from blindness, and later in life she was forced to largely leave the political scene. Rison died August 31, 2015, at her home in Mountain.
Morris, Michigan.
