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MS HC93
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/27/2019
Primary Sponsor
Tom Weathersby
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AI Summary
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Commends Representative Nolan "Ray" R. Rogers of Rankin County (House District 61) upon his retirement from the Mississippi House of Representatives after 36 consecutive years of service from 1984 to 2019.
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Rogers previously served as a minor league baseball player with the Washington Senators and Meridian Millers (1953-1954), opened Ad-World Advertising Specialists in 1964, and served as a Rankin County Justice of the Peace before his election in 1983.
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Served on multiple House committees including Military Affairs (20 years as Chairman), Ways and Means, Education (20 years), and others including Ethics, County Affairs, and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
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Active in community service through membership in the Masons, Shriners, Kiwanis Club, and 55 years as the "Voice of the Pirates" for Pearl High School sports (1964-2018); Pearl High School stadium named "Ray Rogers Stadium" in 2008.
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Survived by wife Shirley Greer Rogers, three children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Legislative Description
Representative Nolan "Ray" R. Rogers; commend distinguished legislative career and public service of upon the occasion of his retirement.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
3/27/2019