[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 138 (Thursday, November 13, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1561]
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                     HONORING MR. WILLIE LEE HUDSON

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 13, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable former Law Enforcement Officer, Mr. Willie L. Hudson, who is 
a lifelong resident of Jonestown, Mississippi.
  Willie Lee Hudson, Jr. was born to the late Willie Lee Hudson, Sr. 
and Alouis Hudson on February 14, 1959 in Marks, Mississippi. He is a 
graduate of Coahoma Agricultural High School in Clarksdale, Mississippi 
and furthered his education at Coahoma Community College and North 
Carolina College. In May, 1977 he joined the U.S. Marine Corp, where he 
served three years and received an honorable discharge. On August 4, 
1981 he became a police officer with the Clarksdale Police Department 
in Clarksdale, Mississippi. While at the Clarksdale Police Department, 
Willie moved up in rank as: Sergeant, Warrant Sergeant, and Warrant 
Captain.
  In 2012 he retired from the Clarksdale Police Department. During his 
tenure as a police officer, he worked for municipal police departments 
in Friars Point, Mississippi, Greenville, Mississippi and Jonestown, 
Mississippi. In 2014 he was appointed Chief of Police for the Jonestown 
Police Department, but, due to health reasons, he retired from law 
enforcement in September.
  Mr. Hudson has been an Associate Minister for 10 years at St. Luke 
Baptist Church in Jonestown, Mississippi. He is married to Annie 
Thomas-Hudson and they have eight children: Willie, III, Michael, 
Cherise, Paris, Willexia, Whitney, Andrenett, and Iesha; and four 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing an amazing 
former law enforcement officer.

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