MS SC567

Honors William Ephraim "Eph" Cresswell (1926-2014), who served as Administrative Assistant and Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator John C. Stennis from 1958 to 1989, the longest-serving role of its kind in Senate history at his retirement.

Recognizes Cresswell's extensive public service career including service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, law practice in Durant, Mississippi, election to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1952, and appointment as Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi in 1954.

Acknowledges Cresswell's significant contributions to Mississippi's economic development, military advancement, and infrastructure projects, including efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Camille.

Notes establishment of the William E. "Eph" Cresswell Congressional Staff Leadership Award by the Stennis Center in 2010 to recognize exceptional congressional staff leaders demonstrating patriotism, integrity, and public service.

Extends the Legislature's sympathy to his surviving family: wife Catherine Moore Cresswell, daughter Catherine, sons William E. Jr. and Stephen, and grandson Spencer.