Bill Text: MS SC559 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognize outstanding public service of former U.S. Marshal and State Parole Board Member Nehemiah Flowers, Jr.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-21 - Enrolled Bill Signed [SC559 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2022-SC559-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2022 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Blount, Barnett, Butler (38th), Hopson, Kirby
Senate Concurrent Resolution 559
(As Adopted by Senate and House)
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE OF FORMER UNITED STATES MARSHAL NEHEMIAH FLOWERS, JR., ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE STATE PAROLE BOARD.
WHEREAS, we join the judiciary and public officials of this state in recognizing 45 years of outstanding service by Nehemiah Flowers, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from the State Parole Board. Flowers has served on the five-member board for the past eight years. He was appointed by then-Governor Phil Bryant in 2013 and reappointed by Governor Tate Reeves in 2020. On Friday, December 11, 2009, Nehemiah Flowers, Jr., was recognized by the judiciary of this state on the occasion of his retirement as United States Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, in 1969, WLBT-TV3 named Nehemiah the Director of Public Affairs, affording him the distinction of being the first African-American TV executive in Mississippi and possibly in the south. In 1973, United States Senator Thad Cochran persuaded Nehemiah Flowers to join his congressional staff. In February 2001, Senator Cochran recommended Nehemiah for Presidential Appointment as the United States Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi. On February 8, 2002, he was confirmed by the United States Senate. The appointment made Nehemiah one of two African Americans to serve as a United States Marshal since Reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, Nehemiah Flowers, Jr., is a native Mississippian, born and raised on Davis Street in Jackson. He attended Jackson's public and parochial schools. His elementary education began at Holy Ghost Catholic School and later he attended Brinkley High School and was "Mr. Brinkley" in 1962; and
WHEREAS, Nehemiah is a graduate of Belhaven College with a degree in Business Administration. He played halfback at Oklahoma University for three years. He is a Vietnam era veteran. In December 2002, he retired from the United States Army Reserve as a Brigade Command Sergeant Major with 30 years of honorable service. Marshal Flowers is the Past President of the Greater Jackson Law Enforcement Association (GJLA); former member of the Board of Directors for the Central Mississippi Red Cross; currently on the Board of Directors for Mississippi Blood Services, Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc. (DREAM); and National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). He was selected by the website BlackMississippi.com as one of the 50 Most Influential Black Mississippians. Nehemiah Flowers is the father of three children: Nehemiah III, Danielle Nichole and Brittney Elaine; and
WHEREAS, we recognize and take pride in the fact that Nehemiah Flowers, Jr., has been a vital part of Mississippi government for many years and we pay tribute to his legacy of law enforcement:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby recognize the outstanding public service of former United States Marshal Nehemiah Flowers, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from the State Parole Board and the high esteem in which he is held by law enforcement agencies and by the citizens of the State of Mississippi.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Nehemiah Flowers, Jr., and his family, forwarded to the State Parole Board, and be made available to the Capitol Press Corps.
