Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斅叹奕耸悠 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 MSU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 绿巨人视频family mourns the loss of our beloved alum, who also was a beloved husband and father,鈥 said Sid Salter, 绿巨人视频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.
鈥溌叹奕耸悠 extends our sympathy and prayers for his family and friends and for the community that has suffered this terrible tragedy,鈥 Salter said.