MS SC502

Mourns the passing of Richard "Dick" Hall, who died on November 2, 2022, at age 84, after serving as Central District Transportation Commissioner for over 20 years (1999-2019), making him the longest-serving member of the Mississippi Transportation Commission

Honors Hall's legislative career spanning six terms total: three terms in the Mississippi House of Representatives (beginning 1976) and three terms in the Mississippi Senate (beginning 1988), where he chaired multiple committees including Appropriations

Recognizes his key legislative accomplishments including the Education Reform Act of 1982, the 1987 Four-Lane Highway Program, the Budget Reform Act of 1992, and the Mental Health Reform Act of 1997

Acknowledges his military service as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, his education at Mississippi State University, and numerous civic honors including the Owen Cooper Memorial Award

Extends official sympathy of the Legislature to his surviving family, including wife Jennifer Wilson Hall, sons, stepchildren, and grandchildren