[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 186 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E998]
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                      HONORING KRISTOPHER THIGPEN

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 30, 2020

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Mr. Kristopher Thigpen, a native of 
Taylorsville, Mississippi. Football and athletics have always been a 
very important part of his life growing up. After having a stellar 
career in high school, he signed with Jackson State University and was 
a member of the football team. He then transferred and played at Jones 
College. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with 
a Bachelor's degree.
  He has served as a middle and high school coach with stops in North 
Forest High School, Collins High School and Carver Middle School, 
Coffeeville High School and Ridgeland High School before going to Terry 
High School last year as offensive coordinator. Over the course of ten 
years as an educator and a coach, he has helped 33 football players 
receive college scholarships, was Head Coach of the Year at Ridgeland 
High School in 2019, and won a total of four state championships as a 
player and a coach.
  He resides in Byram, Mississippi, with his wife, Mrs. Michele 
Thigpen, and has three children: Jekhyla, Krishon, and Kasen.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. 
Kristopher Thigpen.

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