TN SJR0919

Honors the memory of Richard "Pierce" Dodson of Wilson County, Tennessee, who was born July 30, 1948, in Lebanon and graduated as Salutatorian from Castle Heights Military Academy in 1966

Recognizes his 40-year ministry as a pastor throughout Kentucky and Tennessee, including international mission work, after earning his Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1978

Acknowledges his service as an adult education teacher at the Wilson County Adult Learning Center

Notes his 56-year marriage to Barbara Ann Gallman and surviving family members including two children and five grandchildren

Expresses official sympathy and condolences from the Tennessee General Assembly to his family, friends, and colleagues