Airport honors ‘Cuz Craig,’ the officer with a heart
“If we’ve talked 15 minutes, we’ve become friends,” Memphis International Airport officer Craig Elliott said. “If you’re back in this airport, I’m Cuz Craig.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A parent who dropped a son off last week for a flight to boot camp was grateful for officer Craig Elliott’s pep talk, and typed it all out in an email to airport authorities.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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