Rotarian Erik Hearon shares Member Moment with Rotary Club of North Jackson

North Jackson Rotarian Erik Hearon shared his "Member Moment" at the April 18 meeting of the Rotary Club of North Jackson. Erik recanted that his father has been in the Army Air Corps during WWII and met Erik's mother in Brussels, Belgium at the end of the war.   She came to the US to marry his father and arrived in New Orleans in summer in a wool suit, being totally unaware of the summer climate in south Louisiana. Erik was born and raised in Jackson and attended Jackson Public Schools: Boyd Elementary, Powers Elementary, Bailey Jr. High and Murrah High schools. He is a graduate of Millsaps College and is a CPA. In addition Erik is a retired Major General in the Mississippi National Guard. He piloted cargo planes throughout his career in addition to various progressively responsible command assignments. He is the father of two grown daughters and a 17 year old son, Benjamin, who is a  freshman at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Erik and his wife Marla live in Ridgeland. Governor Phil Bryant appointed Erik to the Mississippi Humanities Council, where he continues to serve.

 

Erik has been a North Jackson Rotarian since 1979 and has 39 years of perfect meeting attendance. He is a two times Paul Harris Fellow. Erik is shown during his presentation in the accompanying photo.