Bill Text: SC S0556 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Charles Fishburne Rhodes, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-15 - Introduced and adopted [S0556 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-S0556-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHARLES FISHBURNE "DUSTY" RHODES, JR. FOR HIS COMPASSION IN FOUNDING AND DIRECTING SOUTH CAROLINA STORM BASEBALL IN THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY.
Whereas, Charles Fishburne "Dusty" Rhodes, Jr. was born February 5, 1962, in Charleston, S.C., the son of Charles Fishburne "Charlie" and Jo Ellen Brogdon "Joey" Rhodes; and
Whereas, he was the husband of Kelly Lynch Rhodes, the father of Charles Fishburne III, Andrew, and Courtney Faith Rhodes Walters and the grandfather of Charles Fishburne Rhodes IV; and
Whereas, he had a lifelong dedication to baseball, excelling as both a player and, later, as a coach; and
Whereas, he endeavored to use his knowledge of the game within the context of a Christian ministry to young men that were working to develop their skills for high school and college competition; and
Whereas, in 2002, he founded with his own resources a single team known as the Charleston Storm; and
Whereas, his wife Kelly has been a stalwart support and generous contributor in this unique ministry; and
Whereas, the ministry has grown to three teams, now known as the South Carolina Storm, but has not strayed from the original emphasis of equal parts of "Academics, Attitude and Baseball"; and
Whereas, the great success of the ministry can be measured in the development of the Storm's players as students and as gentlemen, but also in the fact that more than sixty-five of them have been afforded the opportunity to play collegiate baseball; and
Whereas, Charles Fishburne "Dusty" Rhodes, Jr. departed this life on February 10, 2011, leaving behind the legacies of a loving family, loyal friends, and the gratitude of countless people whose lives he touched. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and commend the life and contributions of Charles Fishburne "Dusty" Rhodes, Jr. for his outstanding and selfless Christian service through the ministry of the South Carolina Storm.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to his family and the South Carolina Storm.
