Bill Text: MS SC525 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Mourn the loss and commend public service of Bassfield Mayor Buford Blount II.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-01-14 - Enrolled Bill Signed [SC525 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2010-SC525-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Fillingane, Blount, Browning, Butler, Chassaniol, Hyde-Smith, Jackson (11th), Jackson (15th), Jones, King, Kirby, Lee (35th), Montgomery, Powell, Stone
Senate Concurrent Resolution 525
(As Adopted by Senate and House)
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION MOURNING THE LOSS AND COMMENDING THE LEGACY OF PUBLIC SERVICE OF RETIRED AIR FORCE COLONEL AND JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY ICON MAYOR BUFORD C. BLOUNT II OF BASSFIELD, MISSISSIPPI.
WHEREAS, the Town of Bassfield, Mississippi, lost its father figure on December 22, 2009, and Jefferson Davis County an icon with the death of Bassfield Mayor Buford C. Blount II; and
WHEREAS, Buford Blount, who was in his 36th year as Bassfield's Mayor, had been elected to a ninth term this past June. He is believed to be not only the oldest Mayor in the state but also the longest serving; and
WHEREAS, a retired Air Force Colonel who served in three wars (World War II, Korean Conflict and Vietnam), Mayor Blount was known for his dedication to his hometown and devotion to family, particularly his wife Cecil. He loved his family and was proud of his town; and
WHEREAS, Blount grew up in downtown Bassfield, the son of the town's doctor, whose office was above the pharmacy. After a 28-year military career, including overseeing air operations in Vietnam and a stint as Chief of Staff at Keesler Air Force Base, Buford Blount II returned to Bassfield; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Blount was born on December 31, 1921, in Bassfield, Mississippi. The youngest of four children, he was the son of Estes N. Blount and Mary Hathorn Blount. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Cecil Glenn Blount; two sons, Retired Major General Buford C. Blount III and wife, Anita, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Robert D. Blount and wife, Georgette Thabault, of Burlington, Vermont; three daughters, Susan Stacy of Madison, Mississippi, Gigi Blount of Jackson, Mississippi, and Lisa Blount of Bassfield, Mississippi; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, it is with sadness that we note the passing of the longest-serving Mayor in Mississippi, who was an iconic public servant in the finest traditions of Mississippi government:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby mourn the loss and commend the legacy of public service of Retired Air Force Colonel, Jefferson Davis County civic leader and nine-term Bassfield Mayor Buford C. Blount II, the oldest and longest-serving Mayor in Mississippi, and extend to his surviving family our sympathy on his passing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to the surviving family of Mayor Blount, forwarded to the Board of Aldermen of Bassfield and Board of Supervisors of Jefferson Davis County, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.
