[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF JERRY BOYD

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 19, 2021

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the career of Jerry Boyd, one of the First African American State 
Troopers in Northeast Mississippi and the first man of color to serve 
in Tishomingo County law enforcement. l am grateful for Mr. Boyd's 
service to the state of Mississippi and join his family and loved ones 
in celebrating his lifetime of service.


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  April 19, 2021, on page E416, the following appeared: Mr. KELLY. 
Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career of Jerry Boyd, 
one of the First African American State Troopers in Northeast 
Mississippi and the first man of color to serve in Tishomingo 
County law enforcement.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. KELLY of 
Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career 
of Jerry Boyd, one of the First African American State Troopers in 
Northeast Mississippi and the first man of color to serve in 
Tishomingo County law enforcement.


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  Mr. Boyd, a native of Hernando, attended the University of 
Mississippi and graduated with a degree in public administration in 
1977. In 1980, Jerry attended the Mississippi Highway Patrol School. 
For 23 years he served Tishomingo County and eventually retired from 
the MHP.
  Jerry Boyd joined the Corinth Police Department where he currently 
serves as a Lieutenant. After 14 years of dedicated service, Lieutenant 
Boyd will be retiring from CPD. He will also be retiring as a 
Lieutenant Colonel after 28 years of service in the Mississippi 
National Guard.
  I am thankful for great men like Jerry Boyd who dutifully protect our 
great state, and I cherish the opportunity to celebrate his many 
accomplishments.

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