MS SC515

Honors Thomas Frederick (Fred) Wicker of Pontotoc, Mississippi, who passed away on October 21, 2022, at age 98

Served as Mississippi State Senator from January 1968 to September 1970, representing Pontotoc, Union, and Benton counties, championing public education and highways including efforts to make Highway 15 a 4-lane road

Appointed Circuit Judge of the First Circuit Court District in September 1970, serving over 20 years until retirement on December 31, 1990, completing a 42-year legal career

Decorated World War II veteran who served in the Army and Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946 with tours in England, France, Belgium, and Germany

Father of U.S. Senator Roger Frederick Wicker; active community member through 57 years with Pontotoc Rotary Club, American Legion Post 16, and First Baptist Church