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Commemorates the life and career of Bert Case, a Jackson, Mississippi broadcast journalist who passed away on January 28, 2016, two days before his 77th birthday

Highlights his 50-year broadcasting career that included work at all three Jackson television stations (WJTV, WAPT, and WLBT), where he covered major stories including Hurricanes Camille and Katrina

Notes his military service as a U.S. Air Force Information Officer at Andrews Air Force Base before returning to Mississippi in 1965

Recognizes his numerous honors including the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal (2004), Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame induction (2004), and the Silver M for Journalism from the University of Mississippi

Expresses official condolences to his surviving family members, including wife Mary Wieden Case, daughters Valerie Case and Valinda Case Cochella, and granddaughter Bellina Cochella