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IN MEMORY OF THE DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE HANCOCK COUNTY BAR
"THE LAW:	It	has honored us, may we
honor it."
Daniel Webster
Let us also honor our deceased Members of the Hancock County Bar.
DECEASED MEMBERS
W. W. Stockstill
Walter J. Gex, Sr. 1878-February 6, 1937
Emile J. Gex, Sr.
Carl Marshall 1884-1950
Walter J. Gex, Jr.
Feb. 19, 1906-Aug. 28, 1958
Judge Dan M. Russell, Sr.
May 3, 1871-Aug. 30, 1958
Robert L. Genin, Sr.
July 12, 1886-April 6, 1961
Evelyn Conner Ortte 1896-1967
Lucien M. Gex, Sr.
Sept. 25, 1907-0ct. 6, 1971
Edward I. Jones
July 31, 1908-July 14, 1986
Joseph H. Benvenutti Feb. 5, 1924-July 10, 1987
Justice J. Ruble Griffin July 4, 1923-Dec. 29, 1988
MEMORIAL CEREMONY
PRESIDING:
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
OPENING REMARKS AND RECOGNITION OF GUESTS
OPENING REMARKS:
DEDICATION OF PORTRAIT OF JUSTICE J. RUBLE GRIFFIN:
DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO DECEASED MEMBERS OF HANCOCK COUNTY BAR:
PRESENTATION OF HANCOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE PAINTING, CARL BALDENHOFER, ARTIST:
CLOSING REMARKS:
ADJOURN:
Honorable Jerry O. Terry,
Circuit Court Judge
Reverend Nathan Barber,
Pastor, First Baptist Church
Honorable Henry J. Cook III, V.P., Hancock County Bar Assoc.
Honorable C. Stephen Benvenutti, President, Hancock Co. Bar Assoc
Honorable Harry G. Walker,
Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Retired
Honorable Nicholas M. Haas, Memorial Committee Chairman
Honorable Dan M. Russell, Jr., United States District Court Judge
Presented by Family of Justice J. Ruble Griffin to Pamela T. Metzler, Hancock County Circuit Clerk, as Recipient for Hancock County, MS.
Honorable Walter J. Gex III, United States District Court Judge
Honorable C. Stephen Benvenutti President, Hancock Co. Bar Assoc


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