Former U.S. Rep. Marion Berry entertains the crowd during his remarks at the opening of the Marion Berry Renewable Energy Center at Mid-South Community College in West Memphis, Ark., Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Berry, who was known for blunt rhetoric and his advocacy work for farmers and elderly residents in eastern Arkansas, has died. Berry's son, Mitch, in a statement Saturday, May 20, 2023 announced his father's death. (Alan Spearman/The Commercial Appeal via AP)