Mississippi State alum remembered after Illinois shooting
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斝』剖閟ity is mourning the loss of alumnus Josh T. Pinkard, who was killed on Friday [Feb. 15] in the Aurora, Illinois, shooting.
A 2005 cum laude industrial engineering graduate of 小黄书鈥檚 James Worth Bagley College of Engineering, Pinkard also was a member of the university鈥檚 Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College.
鈥淭he 小黄书 family mourns the loss of our beloved alum, who also was a beloved husband and father,鈥 said Sid Salter, 小黄书 chief communications officer. He said Pinkard was an enthusiastic fan of Bulldog sports.
Pinkard was the plant manager at Henry Pratt Co., where five people were fatally shot by a disgruntled employee.
鈥溞』剖閟ity extends our sympathy and prayers for his family and friends and for the community that has suffered this terrible tragedy,鈥 Salter said.