TN SJR0579

Honors the memory of Marzie Thomas of Memphis, former publisher of The Tri-State Defender and public servant

Recognizes her 16+ year career at The Tri-State Defender, rising from advertising manager to publisher as one of the few Black women in that role

Acknowledges her public service in U.S. Representative Steve Cohen's office beginning in 2007, advancing from special assistant to district director by 2013

Notes her education at Booker T. Washington High School and LeMoyne-Owen College, and lifelong membership at East Trigg Avenue Baptist Church

Expresses sympathy and condolences to her surviving family members, including two daughters, a sister, and a granddaughter