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HONORING LIEUTENANT TROY MORRIS HIGHWAY SIGN
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HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON
of mississippi
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Memorial Highway Sign of Lieutenant Troy Morris.
Lieutenant Morris served the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) for over 27 years. He became a Mississippi Highway Patrolman then was promoted to Lieutenant of Troop M in Brookhaven, MS. Lieutenant Morris was also employed with the United States Postal Services for approximately 16 years. He was shot and killed by an assailant in the early morning hours of August 7, 2020.
On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Central Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons joined officials to dedicate a segment of U.S. Highway 61 in Jefferson County as the ``Highway Patrol Lieutenant Troy Morris Memorial Highway.''
During the 2021 legislative session, House Bill No. 872 was signed into law, designating a segment of U.S. Highway 61 located in Jefferson County, beginning at the Town of Fayette, and extending northerly for one mile, as the ``Highway Patrol Lieutenant Troy Morris Memorial Highway.''
Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the late Lieutenant Troy Morris for his amazing dedication, hard work and legacy he has left behind to his family, friends, colleagues, and Mississippi, especially the Second Congressional District.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 114(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 114(2)
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