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MS SR19
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
2/25/2021
Primary Sponsor
Walter Michel
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AI Summary
- Commends and recognizes the enduring influence of Leland Rhymes Speed, Mississippi business and civic leader who passed away on January 27, 2021
- Acknowledges Speed's founding and chairmanship of Parkway Properties, Inc. and EastGroup Properties, Inc., both New York Stock Exchange-listed companies, and his membership in the Mississippi Business Hall of Fame
- Honors Speed's extensive civic service including his role as Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority under Governor Haley Barbour, service on Jackson State University Development Foundation and Mississippi College Board of Trustees, and founding of Northminster Baptist Church in 1967
- Recognizes Speed's contributions to Gulf Coast recovery after Hurricane Katrina, leadership in Mississippi's charter school movement through RePublic Schools, and decades of community development work in Jackson
- Extends the Senate's deepest sympathy to Speed's surviving wife of 50 years (Bessie Sarphie Speed), three sons, nine grandchildren, and three siblings
Legislative Description
Recognize enduring influence of Mississippi businessman and civic leader Leland Rhymes Speed and extending sympathy of Senate.
Last Action
Adopted
2/25/2021
Committee Referrals
Rules2/16/2021
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