MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Powell, Stone, Browning, Chassaniol, Davis, Fillingane, Hudson, Hyde-Smith, Jackson (15th), Jackson (11th), Kirby, Montgomery, Yancey
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE LIFE AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP OF DANIEL ARTHUR "DAN" WIGGS OF RIPLEY, MISSISSIPPI.
WHEREAS, respected community and civic leader Daniel Arthur "Dan" Wiggs, 97, of Ripley, Mississippi, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Dan Wiggs was the owner and operator of NAPA Ripley Parts Company since 1946. He truly loved Tippah County and was very knowledgeable of Tippah County history; and
WHEREAS, Dan was a charter member of the Ripley Lions Club, where he was a member for more than 60 years; and
WHEREAS, he was the founder of then Anti-Litter Campaign in Tippah County and was credited as beginning the Keep America Beautiful Adopt-A-Highway Program; and
WHEREAS, Dan was the first recipient of the Heart of Tippah County Award; and
WHEREAS, Dan was a faithful member of Ripley First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Beatrice "Bea" Prather Wiggs; one daughter, Elizabeth "Beth" Wiggs Kuykendall (Bill); three grandchildren, Erin Elizabeth Kuykendall, Anna Katherine Kuykendall Cagle (Rob), and Blake Wiggs Kuykendall; several nieces and nephews; and many friends; and
WHEREAS, it is with sadness that we note the passing of a respected citizen of this North Mississippi community whose civic contributions are well known to the State of Mississippi:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby commend the life and civic leadership of Daniel Arthur "Dan" Wiggs of Ripley, Mississippi, and extend our sympathy to his surviving family on his passing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to the surviving family of Dan Wiggs, forwarded to the Mayor of Ripley and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.