HJR211 Summary

• House Joint Resolution mourning the death of Mr. James Dudley Pewitt, who died on March 14, 2017, at age 86.

• Pewitt was a Franklin, Tennessee native who earned two Master's Degrees and a Doctoral Degree from the University of Southern California, with academic honors in multiple honor societies.

• Served 23 years in the United States Air Force, including 100+ combat missions in Vietnam as an F-4 pilot, and held rank of Colonel with numerous military decorations including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and Distinguished Flying Cross.

• After military retirement, served as Senior Vice President for Administration at University of Alabama at Birmingham and was active in civic organizations, including as Chair of the Board of the Southern Museum of Flight.

• Survived by wife of 64 years Betty Hightower Pewitt, three sons, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and brother Gale Pewitt.