Tribute: ; Underwood's 'Honor, Dignity, Class' Recalled at Memorial Service Former Governor Remembered As Forward-Thinking

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Gov. Cecil Underwood was remembered Monday as a forward-thinking politician who eschewed partisan politics, and as a loving father and grandfather whose dignified persona belied a sly sense of humor.

Family, friends, former administration members, and political allies and opponents alike filled the chapel of Christ Church United Methodist Monday morning for a nearly two-hour service remembering Underwood, who died Nov. 24 at age 86.

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Tribute: ; Underwood's 'Honor, Dignity, Class' Recalled at Memorial Service Former Governor Remembered As Forward-Thinking

"Honor, dignity and class are very apt descriptions of not only Cecil Underwood the governor, but Cecil Underwood the man," grandson Chris Richardson said during the service.

Craig Underwood remembered his fa...

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