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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
245 EAST CAPITOL STREET, SUITE 110 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39201
TOM S. LEE
Chief Judge
Honorable Dan M. Russell, Jr.
United States District Judge Post Office Box 1930 Gulfport, Mississippi 39502
Dear Judge Russell:
Please	accept my regrets that I am unable	to be present, due
to	a	trial,	at the dedication of your portrait	at the courthouse
in Bay St. Louis.
This celebration of your distinguished service on our court is appropriate and well deserved. You have set a high standard of performance which all of the judges of the court would do well to strive to emulate.
It has	been and continues to be a genuine	honor and pleasure
to	be able to regard myself as your colleague.	You*have long
been a friend of my family and we hold you in the greatest esteem.
I am confident you will entertain everyone and hold them spellbound as you always do and I will look forward with anticipation to a report about this signal event.
With kindest personal regards and best wishes, I am,
Sincerely,