[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E534-E535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MR. HENRY DORSEY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 7, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
Henry Dorsey, an esteemed educator for more than 44 years, who has and 
continues to dedicate his life to serving the State of Mississippi in 
numerous roles.
  Henry Dorsey was educated in the Franklin County School District in 
Meadville, Mississippi, where he received a diploma in 1966, finishing 
in the top ten of his class and a three sports letterman. He continued 
his education at Alcorn State University, majoring in health and 
physical education, minoring in science with an emphasis on coaching, 
receiving his Bachelor of Science in 1970. He continued to Jackson 
State University, where he received a Master's in Science Education and 
a Specialist in Administration and Supervision.
  Henry Dorsey was an educator for 44 years with 36 of those years in 
the Hazlehurst City School District, where he served as Teacher, Coach, 
Principal, Athletic Director, Superintendent and Conservator. He served 
as a Coach Administrator in the Brookhaven School District, Assistant 
Principal at Whitten Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi, Assistant 
Principal at Richland High School in Richland, Mississippi, Principal 
at Nichols Middle School in Canton, Mississippi, and Director of 
Education and Training at Mississippi Job Corps in Crystal Springs, 
Mississippi.
  Henry Dorsey is not only known as a trailblazer in education, but 
also one who will always be recognized in history as the First African 
American Fireman in the City of Hazlehurst MS in 1978.

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  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Henry 
Dorsey, and outstanding Mississippian, for his outstanding service and 
commitment.

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