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Alex Emerson, Bill's granddaughter, leads family members and
former employees of Emerson's in the Pledge of Allegiance on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus during
the Bill
Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Cape Girardeau.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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A
group of Bill Emerson's former employees from both the federal and campaign staffs from 1980 until 1996 gather around a table and look at old
photos during
the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at River House Winery in Scott City.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Iris Hardtman, Emerson's longest-standing former employee of 16 years, laughs during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Atalie Ebersole, left, puts her arm around Lloyd Smith while they talk during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at River House Winery in Scott City. The reunion honored the 25th anniversary of Emerson's death.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Bill Emerson's daughters Katharine Emerson, left, and Tori Emerson
Barnes, right, and granddaughter, Alex, pose for a photo on Southeast
Missouri State University's River Campus in front of the Bill Emerson
Bridge in Cape Girardeau during the Bill Emerson Reunion
on Saturday, June 26, 2021.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Around 45 family members and
former employees of Bill Emerson's from both the federal and campaign staffs
from 1980 to 1996 pose for a photo in front of the Bill Emerson Bridge
on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus
on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Cape Girardeau.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Bill Coffield, left, stands beside Lester Goodin, who dressed as Mark Twain, and laughs during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at River House Winery in Scott City. The reunion honored the 25th anniversary of Emerson's death.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Lloyd Smith, Emerson's second longest-standing former employee of 15 years, laughs during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Trista Pickell gathers around a small table to speak with friends and laugh during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at River House Winery in Scott City. The reunion honored the 25th anniversary of Emerson's death.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Former
employees of Bill Emerson's from both the official and Campaign staffs from
1980 to 1996 pose for
a photo in front of the Bill Emerson Bridge on Southeast Missouri State
University's River Campus on Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Cape Girardeau
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Marlys Smith, left, and her daughter, Trista Pickell, lead the group in the song 'God Bless America,' during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Lisa Johnson, left, shows Atalie Ebersole an old photo of Emerson and his staff during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at River House Winery in Scott City. The reunion honored the 25th anniversary of his death and consisted of a variety of events throughout the weekend.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Alex Emerson, Bill's granddaughter, poses for a photo with a miniature American flag and an old campaign sign of Emerson's that reads, "Bill Emerson: Fighting for Southeast Missouri," during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus in Cape Girardeau.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Lester Goodin, left, who dressed as Mark Twain, and Marianna Deal sit and laugh together during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at River House Winery in Scott City. The reunion honored the 25th anniversary of Emerson's death.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))
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Bill Coffield, left, stands next to Peter Kinder, who served as the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri and Emerson's first campaign manager, and laughs during the Bill Emerson Reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at River House Winery in Scott City. The reunion honored the 25th anniversary of Emerson's death.
((Brooke Holford ~ Southeast Missourian))