Kitch goes to law school

Many of my friends call me Kitch. When you meet me out on the campaign trail, feel free to do the same. I love meeting new people and hope we become friends between now and November 4.

I’m an old country lawyer from Crystal Springs. I’ve never lived anywhere else. My wife, Mary, and I reared our five children in rural Mississippi. We’re now blessed with five wonderful grandchildren, and we’re expecting one more pretty soon. You can read more about them here.

Let me tell you the strange story of how I became an attorney. I’ll confess that it was never my dream growing up. But the good Lord has a way of working things out for His children, and I’m certainly thankful He sent me down the road He did.

I graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1964. When I left Hattiesburg, I headed back home to Crystal Springs to work with my father in our family’s wholesale grocery business.

My younger brother, Lloyd, wanted to be a physician, and he wanted to go to college at Ole Miss. But he was only 17, and our parents didn’t want him to go that far from home.

So my father and I made a deal: If I would go to Oxford with my brother and attend law school, then Lloyd could go to college at Ole Miss. It was the best deal I ever made. Lloyd became a world-class oncologist, and I was introduced to the inner workings of our legal system.

My brother passed away on Aug. 23, 2001. But he will be remembered for his labor of love treating cancer patients. He spent much of his time at Baylor in Dallas, Texas. I only hope that through my work in the justice system and what I do in this campaign that I am half as well remembered as he.