Bill Text: MS SR27 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Extend sympathy of the Senate to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 34-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-31 - Referred To Rules [SR27 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2025-SR27-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2025 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Parks, McMahan, Tate, Harkins, DeLano, Younger, Blackwell, Williams, Polk, Carter, Wiggins, McCaughn, Whaley, Kirby, Ladner, Seymour, Robinson, DeBar, Berry, Suber, Thompson, Hill, England, Parker, McLendon, Rhodes, Fillingane, Michel, Barrett, Chassaniol, Hopson, Johnson, Boyd, Sparks
Senate Resolution 27
A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE SINCEREST SYMPATHY OF THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE TO THE SURVIVING FAMILY OF NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE WOMAN JEANNE CARTER LUCKEY, OF LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, AND COMMENDING HER SERVICE TO HER COMMUNITY AND HER STATE.
WHEREAS, Jeanne Carter Luckey died November 7, 2024, completing a life of unyielding hope, strength, and generosity; and
WHEREAS, Jeanne Carter Luckey was born in Louisville, Mississippi. She put down roots on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where she built her life around community and service with her husband of 40 years, Alwyn Luckey; and
WHEREAS, Jeanne attended Biloxi public schools and went on to the University of Mississippi, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. After graduation, she taught teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ocean Springs public schools. She later earned her Master's in Special Education at the University of Southern Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, Jeanne married Alwyn, her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, at the First Presbyterian Church of Biloxi on August 4, 1984. Their family grew to include daughters, Laurel Luckey and Taylor, and two adored grandchildren, Cornelius and Toxie Ray Brennan; and
WHEREAS, in 2005, a devastating car accident left her paralyzed just days after Hurricane Katrina. Despite the physical and emotional challenges of her new reality, she demonstrated time and again unwavering faith, determination, and her characteristic generosity of spirit. She provided wisdom for others facing similar journeys, often logging into support forums to offer comfort and direction to people across the country navigating a new life with spinal cord injuries; and
WHEREAS, Jeanne was deeply engaged in her community. She served on the boards of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Homes of Grace, the Salvation Army, the Montessori School of Ocean Springs, the Gulf Coast Debutante Society, and the Gulf Coast YMCA. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the P.E.O.; and
WHEREAS, Jeanne served as Mississippi's Republican National Committee Woman and President of the Mississippi Federation of Republican Women; and
WHEREAS, Jeanne also served as the vice-chair of the Board of Trustees for the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). During her tenure, she chaired the IHL ADA Compliance Committee, which gave her the opportunity to draw from her own experience to seek equitable access to education for persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Jeanne was an expert home decorator, football tailgate hostess, and self-proclaimed Disney World enthusiast; and
WHEREAS, she is survived by her loving husband, Alwyn; beloved daughters, Laurel Luckey and Taylor (Luke) Brennan; precious grandchildren, Cornelius and Toxie Ray Brennan; mother, Janice Elaine Carter; siblings, Raymond D. Carter, Michael (Gwen) Carter, and Janice (Greg) Stevens; numerous nieces and nephews; the Bensons, who were like a second family to Jeanne; and countless friends who will carry her memory forward:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we hereby extend the sincerest sympathy of the Mississippi Senate to the surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Carter Luckey, of Louisville, Mississippi, and commend her service to her community and her State.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to the surviving family of Jeanne Luckey, to Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, to the Mississippi Republican Party, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.
