House Resolution 114 Summary

• Mourns the loss of Mr. Jasper Earl Perry, who passed away on February 16, 2021, and commends his life and legacy as a public servant and educator in Forrest County, Mississippi.

• Recognizes Perry's distinguished military service in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, for which he received a Purple Heart Medal.

• Acknowledges Perry's 40+ year career as an educator and social worker, as well as his community leadership as a deacon and Sunday School superintendent at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.

• Notes Perry's historic civic engagement as the first African American to run for public office in Hattiesburg in 1979 and his later candidacy for Forrest County Supervisor for Beat 4 in 1991.

• Extends sympathy to Perry's surviving family members, including his wife Elizabeth Warren Perry, four children, six grandchildren, five siblings, and numerous other relatives and friends.