Bill Text: SC H4322 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Resolution 4322 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Steve C. Williams, Jr.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-01 - Introduced and adopted [H4322 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2011-H4322-Introduced.html

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MR. STEVE C. WILLIAMS, JR., AND TO COMMEND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR NAMING ITS HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN LANCASTER COUNTY IN HIS HONOR.

Whereas, Mr. Steve C. Williams, Jr., was born on February 9, 1923 in Lancaster County where he resided during his entire life and died on August 20, 2010; and

Whereas, he attended Oak Ridge Military Academy where he studied engineering; and

Whereas, he and his widow, Adele Hubbard Williams, were married for sixty-five years and together raised three children, Steve C. Williams III, Ben L. Williams, and Carl H. Williams; and

Whereas, Mr. Williams was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster where he served as an elder, trustee, and was instrumental in starting the men's prayer breakfast; and

Whereas, he served his country with honor and distinction in the South Pacific Theater with the 25th Infantry Division during World War II, and was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his courage and bravery during combat; and

Whereas, in 1968 he served as President of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, and Chairman of the Lancaster County Housing Authority from 1988-1995; and

Whereas, Mr. Williams was a fifty-year member of the Stafford Graham American Legion Post #31; and

Whereas, the General Assembly commends the South Carolina Department of Transportation in naming its headquarters building in Lancaster County in his honor. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives recognize the many accomplishments of Mr. Steve C. Williams, Jr., and commend the Department of Transportation for naming its headquarters building in Lancaster County in his honor.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mr. Steve C. Williams, Jr.