Ron Lollar (August 13, 1948 – July 6, 2018) was an American politician and a

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member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 99th district, which encompasses part of Shelby County.Tennessee House of Representatives webpage
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Biography

Lollar was born on August 13, 1948, in

Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States census. Jackson ...

. He graduated from

Jackson State Community College Jackson State Community College is a public community college in Jackson, Tennessee. It is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents and offers associate degrees in arts, science, and applied science programs.

with an associate degree in 1973, where he was President of the Student Body Association. In 1975, he graduated from Austin Peay State University with a

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, where he was also President of the Student Government Association. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1967 to 1971, and in the Army National Guard from 1980 until 1982. He was a Staff Sergeant as a Ceremonial White House Guard. He has received the Vietnam Gallantry Cross, the Navy Commendation Medal w/

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, a

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with a Navy Unit citation, a Good Conduct Medal, a Meritorious Unit Citation, a Vietnamese Service Medal, and a Vietnamese Campaign Medal. Lollar served as a state representative since being elected to the 105th Tennessee General Assembly (2007–2008). He served on the House Agriculture Committee, the House Education Committee, the House Higher Education Subcommittee, and the House Special Iniatiives Subcommittee. For three terms, he represented the second district on the Shelby County School Board. Lollar served on the Shelby County School Board. In 2004, Lollar was a member of the Tennessee School Board Association, a representative agency for members of Tennessee's school boards. In 2006, he was a member of the Tennessee School Board Association's board of directors. He was a Tennessee State School Board Association panel moderator until his death. In 2006, he was Chair of the Tennessee Legislative Network. He served as President of

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. He was also a member of the

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(ALEC). Lollar served as a

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and was a member of

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. He was also a Freemason. He lived in

Bartlett, Tennessee Bartlett is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 57,786 at the 2020 U.S. Census. History Bartlett, originally called "Union Depot", first served as the last major Tennessean depot along the westward stagecoach rou ...

, and was married with three children. He also had two godsons. Lollar died on July 6, 2018, from a heart attack.Rep. Ron Lollar dies
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References

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