Mississippi Contractor Is An ‘American Worker Of The Year’
SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. — To honor hard working people across the nation on Labor Day, Dickies Workwear announced its 2003 state and national winners in the 12th Annual American Worker of the Year Awards.
The 2003 Mississippi Worker of the Year is 37-year-old mechanical contractor Phillip Vickery of Southhaven. He was nominated by his wife, Patricia, who wrote in her winning essay, “He is six foot two of solid American man, strong as an ox, but caring and helpful to those in need. He carries quite a load on his shoulders without complaint, and he has my utmost respect.”