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MS SC517

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

2/21/2022

Primary Sponsor

Robert Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the deepest sympathy of the Mississippi Legislature to the surviving family of William O. "Bill" Luckett, Jr., who passed away on October 28, 2021.
  • Recognizes Luckett's extensive career as mayor of Clarksdale, attorney, entrepreneur, pilot, Mississippi National Guard officer, developer, preservationist, actor, film producer, and co-owner of Ground Zero Blues Club with Morgan Freeman.
  • Notes Luckett's educational background as a University of Virginia graduate with a law degree from Ole Miss, his unsuccessful 2011 gubernatorial campaign, and his election as Mayor of Clarksdale in 2013.
  • Honors Luckett's surviving family members: wife Francine (37 years), son Oliver, daughter Whitney, stepson Park Dodge, and stepdaughter Douglas Dunavant.
  • Directs the resolution to be presented to Luckett's surviving family, the Mayor and City Council of Clarksdale, and Actor Morgan Freeman.

Legislative Description

Extend sympathy of Legislature to surviving family of former Mayor, attorney, and blues promoter Bill Luckett of Clarksdale.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

2/21/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules2/10/2022
Rules1/13/2022

Full Bill Text

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