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Peter J. Halat Jr. (born July 27, 1942) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the twelfth mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi, [1] and was later convicted and served time for his involvement in a criminal conspiracy which led to the 1987 murders of Halat's former law partner, Mississippi judge Vincent Sherry, and Sherry's wife Margaret, a Biloxi city councilwoman. [2]
The most prominent funeral homeowner in Biloxi, [1] he won a $500 million jury award in a contractual dispute with the rival funeral home company Loewen Group, later settling for $175 million. O'Keefe was a major donor to and chief fundraiser for the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum Of Art , named after his wife Annette, and many other civic, cultural and ...
He practiced law in Biloxi, Mississippi. From 1956 to 1960, Guice served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He then served as Mayor of Biloxi from 1961 to 1973. Guice was a Democrat. From 1977 to 1990, Guice served as a county court judge for Harrison County, Mississippi.
Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, O'Keefe went to Notre Dame High School in Biloxi, Mississippi. He, then, served in the United States Marine Corps from 1964 to 1967. He graduated from University of Southern Mississippi in 1970 and then went to Tulane University Law School. He was involved with the gas and oil drilling rights business in Louisiana ...
The state of Mississippi designated a section of U.S. Highway 90 near Biloxi as the "Dr. Gilbert Mason Sr. Memorial Highway." [7] In addition, the state installed historic markers commemorating these civil rights events on the beach in 2009 and at the Biloxi Light in 2010, to mark the 50th anniversaries of two of the wade-in events. The current ...
Legacy.com is a United States–based website founded in 1998, [2] the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. [3] The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5]
William A. Rowlett. William Allan Rowlett, 81, of Kennewick, died Jan. 8 in Kennewick. He was born in Raymond, Wash., and lived in the Tri-Cities for six years.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in February 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025