[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 19, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E331-E332]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MAYOR JOE SHEGOG, JR.

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 19, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
City of Marks Mayor, the Honorable Joe Shegog, Jr.
  Through this revealing communique about his incredible life and his 
accomplished career, Joe Shegog, Jr. is very pensive as he shares the 
lessons he has seen and learned on how to live and work. The Crowder, 
Mississippi raised, Shegog has always felt an appreciation for 
leadership and management--simply leading by example and being an 
effective part of the team.
  ``I am actually standing on the shoulders of my folks,'' Shegog 
cheerfully declares. The down-to-earth city official grew up in a 
tight-knit and strong upbringing family alongside his parents, Joe and 
Elnora Shegog and seven siblings--Joretha, Celestine, Emmett, Magnolia, 
Joyce, Peggy, and David. However, the Quitman County native has lived 
in Marks, Mississippi most of his adult life.
  Shegog graduated from the Quitman County High School in 1971. 
Thereafter, while studying at nearby Coahoma Community College, he 
found an interest in local voter registrations, county and state 
elections, and his true calling, city government as an alderman and 
finally mayor--all changed his life.
  Shegog married his wife, Deloise Jackson (of 40 years), and is the 
father of 3 daughters--Tunya, Nicole, and Megan; the grandfather to 4; 
and the great-grandfather of 1.
  Shegog began his career as a railroad employee and an appliance 
repairman before pivoting to a social worker and a politician. He 
prides himself on having an eye for what is important and what is 
likely to have a profound effect on success, survival, and well-being, 
whether he is managing city operations, examining proposed budgets, 
overseeing public service departments, presiding at meetings of the 
board/council, or attending church services.
  Shegog, 69, has become one of the most admired and respected men in 
Marks and Quitman County. He is known for the principles instilled in 
him from his parents as much as his leadership qualities that have 
sharpened his aim and direction for the City of Marks, although this is 
his passion and his life's works.
  During his life and career, Shegog always strives to leave things 
better than the way he found them. He has enjoyed success as mayor for 
three decades plus, and Marks has been bookended with a ``Shegog-lead 
City'' that will echo for years to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mayor Joe 
Shegog, Jr. for his

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dedication to serving this great state and country.

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