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The same year, the city of Jasper named a local park the "James Byrd Jr. Memorial Park" in his honor. [58] In 2003, a movie about the crime, titled Jasper, Texas, was produced and aired on Showtime. The same year, a documentary titled Two Towns of Jasper, made by filmmakers Marco Williams and Whitney Dow, premiered on PBS's P.O.V. series. [62]
Shots were fired just before 2:30 a.m. in the parking lot of a bar and grill on the Jasper County side of S.C. 170. Twin brothers killed, 2 others injured in early morning shooting at Jasper Co ...
James H. Pruitt (December 16, 1917 – July 19, 2002) served as the one-term mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida from 1956 to 1957. He was also a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1959 to 1967, during which time he served alongside Jim Dressler .
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Jasper, Texas. Pages in category "People from Jasper, Texas" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an American character actor. He had roles in the films Mississippi Burning (1988), Jacob's Ladder (1990), JFK (1991), Identity (2003), and Constantine (2005). He played J.J. Laroche in The Mentalist (2008–2015). Vince has also appeared on many television series.
John Henry Pruitt (October 4, 1896 – October 4, 1918) was a United States Marine during World War I and is one of only 19 people who have received two Medals of Honor.
His last meal consisted of a stuffed crust pizza from Pizza Hut, four Burger King Whoppers, a large order of French fries, three two-liter bottles of Pepsi, a bucket of ice, a bottle of ketchup, salt, fried eggplant, fried squash, fried okra, and a pecan pie.
Jasper Washington (September 13, 1896 – February 16, 1960) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1920s and 1930s. A native of Dunbar, Pennsylvania , Washington made his Negro leagues debut in 1921 with the Homestead Grays .