S*1170 Session 110 (1993-1994)
S*1170 Concurrent Resolution, By Passailaigue, Bryan, Cork, Courson, Courtney,
Drummond, Elliott, Ford, Giese, Glover, Gregory, Hayes, Holland, Jackson, Land,
Lander, Leatherman, Leventis, A.S. Macaulay, Martin, Matthews, McConnell,
McGill, Mescher, T.W. Mitchell, Moore, O'Dell, Patterson, Peeler, Rankin, Reese,
L.E. Richter, M.T. Rose, Russell, Ryberg, Saleeby, Setzler, Short, G. Smith,
J.V. Smith, H.S. Stilwell, Thomas, Waldrep, Washington , M.B. Williams and
Wilson
A Concurrent Resolution to request the Department of Transportation to name
that section of the Mark Clark Expressway which crosses over the Wando River
as the James B. Edwards Bridge.
02/09/94 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-16
02/09/94 House Introduced HJ-75
02/09/94 House Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
Resolutions HJ-75
02/17/94 House Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
Memorial Resolutions HJ-5
02/23/94 House Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence HJ-39
COMMITTEE REPORT
February 17, 1994
S. 1170
Introduced by SENATORS Passailaigue, Bryan, Cork, Courson,
Courtney, Drummond, Elliott, Ford, Giese, Glover, Gregory, Hayes,
Holland, Jackson, Land, Lander, Leatherman, Leventis, Macaulay,
Martin, Matthews, McConnell, McGill, Mescher, Mitchell, Moore,
O'Dell, Patterson, Peeler, Rankin, Reese, Richter, Rose, Russell, Ryberg,
Saleeby, Setzler, Short, Greg Smith, J. Verne Smith, Stilwell, Thomas,
Waldrep, Washington, Williams and Wilson
S. Printed 2/17/94--H.
Read the first time February 9, 1994.
THE COMMITTEE ON
INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL
RESOLUTIONS
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 1170), to request
the Department of Transportation to name that section of the Mark Clark
Expressway which crosses over the Wando River, etc., respectfully
REPORT:
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and
recommend that the same do pass:
DEWITT WILLIAMS, for Committee.
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
NAME THAT SECTION OF THE MARK CLARK EXPRESSWAY
WHICH CROSSES OVER THE WANDO RIVER AS THE JAMES B.
EDWARDS BRIDGE.
Whereas, Dr. James Burrows Edwards was born on June 24, 1927, in
Hawthorne, Florida; and
Whereas, he is an oral surgeon who, after graduating from the College
of Charleston in 1950, went on to study Dentistry at the University of
Louisville and attended the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate
Medical School; and
Whereas, Dr. Edwards has had a distinguished career of service to his
country, serving in the United States Maritime Service during World
War II where he became a Ship's Officer at the age of nineteen and the
United States Navy where he served as a Dental Officer and rose to the
rank of Lieutenant Commander; and
Whereas, he served as the Chairman of the Charleston County
Republican party from 1964-1969 and as Chairman of the First
Congressional Republican Committee from 1970-1971; and
Whereas, Dr. Edwards served in the South Carolina State Senate from
1972-1974 after which he was elected the first Republican Governor of
the State of South Carolina since the days of Reconstruction; and
Whereas, Dr. Edwards, as Governor of the State, served as Chairman of
the Subcommittee on Nuclear Energy for the National Governor's
Association and Chairman of the Southern Governor's Conference; and
Whereas, Dr. Edwards, in his long established tradition of community
service, has been involved in a number of organizations and projects
including the Palmetto Partnership for Drug Abuse Prevention, the
Carolina Art Association, the South Carolina Historical Society, and has
served as a member of the board of both Charleston and Baker Memorial
Hospitals; and
Whereas, in acknowledgement of his continued concern for the
community and outstanding leadership, he was given the honor of
having the James B. Edwards Elementary School in Mt. Pleasant, South
Carolina dedicated to him in 1981; and
Whereas, he has received several other awards including the Tenth
Thomas P. Hinman Distinguished Service Medal, the Founders Medal
presented by the College of Charleston, and the Silver Good Citizenship
Medal presented by the National Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution; and
Whereas, Dr. Edwards has been awarded ten honorary degrees and
serves on the boards of ten corporations; and
Whereas, because of his outstanding public service and proven
leadership in the field of energy development and conservation,
President Ronald Reagan appointed Dr. Edwards to serve as the
Secretary of the United States Department of Energy; and
Whereas, Dr. Edwards has served effectively and successfully as
President of the Medical University of South Carolina since 1982. Now,
therefore,
Be in resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly request the Department of
Transportation to name that section of the Mark Clark Expressway
which crosses over the Wando River as the James B. Edwards Bridge.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Dr.
James B. Edwards.
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