H*4193 Session 125 (2023-2024)
H 4193 Resolution, By McCravy, Murphy, W. Newton, Rose, King, Bamberg, Brittain,
Elliott, Guffey, Henegan, Leber, Mitchell, Robbins, Schuessler, Wetmore,
Wooten, Jordan, Bailey, Bernstein, Connell, Guest, Henderson-Myers, J.E. Johnson,
T. Moore, Thigpen, Wheeler, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Ballentine, Bannister,
Bauer, Beach, Blackwell, Bradley, Brewer, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Carter,
Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, B.J. Cox, B.L. Cox,
Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Erickson, Felder, Forrest, Gagnon, Garvin,
Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett,
Hayes, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Howard , Hyde, Jefferson,
J.L. Johnson, S. Jones, W. Jones, Kilmartin, Kirby, Landing, Lawson, Ligon,
Long, Lowe, Magnuson, May, McCabe, McDaniel, McGinnis, J. Moore, A.M. Morgan,
T.A. Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, Nutt, O'Neal, Oremus, Ott, Pace, Pedalino,
Pendarvis, Pope, Rivers, Rutherford, Sandifer, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith,
Stavrinakis, Taylor, Tedder, Thayer, Trantham, Vaughan, Weeks, West, White,
Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF DR. HOWARD THOMAS, LONGTIME PROFESSOR AT ERSKINE COLLEGE, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
Date |
Body |
Action Description with journal page number |
3/29/2023 |
House |
Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 57) |
H. 4193
TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF DR.
HOWARD THOMAS, LONGTIME PROFESSOR AT ERSKINE COLLEGE, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST
SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
Whereas, the House was
deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Howard Thomas on March 17, 2023,
at age eighty-one. Born August 19, 1941, in Wales, Howard earned undergraduate
and doctoral degrees at the University of Bristol. In 1968, he and his wife
moved to the U.S., and he began a teaching career that led him to Georgia Tech,
Furman University, and then Erskine College for forty-five years, for a total
of fifty years of teaching. Dr. Thomas was a legendary professor who dedicated
much time to students as they studied chemistry and who worked tirelessly to
see the completion of the Daniel-Moultrie Science Center on Erskine's campus
during his many years chairing the chemistry department. He was appointed the
Dr. and Mrs. James Rogers Young Professor of Chemistry in 2006. In 2015, he
received the Excellence in Teaching Award from South Carolina Independent
Colleges and Universities. He served on many committees, including as faculty
chair, and also as clerk of session at his church. "Dr. T." was known for his
incredible patience and concern for students, his dry British humor, a love of
Welsh rugby, and the way he pronounced "al-u-MIN-i-um." Upon retirement, Howard
moved to Columbia and went on many wonderful adventures with his adoring grandchildren;
and
Whereas, Howard and his
dear wife, Penelope Janet Hitchcock "Penny" Thomas, were married for fifty
years before she passed away. Dr. Thomas leaves to cherish his memory his
daughter, Emma Dean (Gavin); his brother, Jeffery Thomas of Milton Keynes,
England; and four beloved grandchildren. His impactful presence will be greatly
missed and remembered for generations to come. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the
South Carolina House of Representatives,
by this resolution, express profound sorrow upon the passing of Dr. Howard
Thomas, longtime professor at Erskine College, and extend the deepest sympathy
to his family and many friends.
Be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family.
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