H*5211 Resolution, By Bales, Ballentine, Brady, Cotty, Harrison, Hart, Howard, 
J.H. Neal, Rutherford, J.E. Smith, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, Anthony, 
Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, 
Brantley, Breeland, G. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, Chalk, Clemmons, Clyburn, 
Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cooper, Crawford, Daning, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, 
Duncan, Edge, Erickson, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Govan, Gullick, Hagood, 
Haley, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, Hiott, 
Hodges, Hosey, Huggins, Hutson, Jefferson, Jennings, Kelly, Kennedy, Kirsh, 
Knight, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, 
McLeod, Merrill, Miller, Mitchell, Moody-Lawrence, Moss, Mulvaney, J.M. Neal, 
Neilson, Ott, Owens, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, 
Rice, Sandifer, Scarborough, Sellers, Shoopman, Simrill, Skelton, D.C. Smith, 
F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Spires, Stavrinakis, 
Stewart, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, Walker, Weeks, 
Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Witherspoon and Young
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO COMMEND THE HONORABLE JOHN L. SCOTT, JR., OF RICHLAND
 COUNTY, FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS OF VIGOROUS AND COMMITTED SERVICE IN THE HOUSE OF
 REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO WISH HIM SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

   05/28/08  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-3

TO COMMEND THE HONORABLE JOHN L. SCOTT, JR., OF RICHLAND COUNTY, FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS OF VIGOROUS AND COMMITTED SERVICE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO WISH HIM SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, John L. Scott, Jr., has represented the citizens of House District 77 in the South Carolina House of Representatives for eighteen years with industry and enthusiasm; and

Whereas, born in Richland County on October 21, 1953, the son of Gracie W. Scott and John L. Scott, Sr., he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from South Carolina State University in 1975 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in Christian Humanitarian Service from C. E. Graham Doctors Bible Seminary in 2005; and

Whereas, he is married to his beloved wife Joan Crouch, and they have one child, John L. Scott III, and are members of New Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he served as the church clerk for fifteen years and currently serves as a deacon; and

Whereas, he is the owner and broker-in-charge of the J. L. Scott Realty Company and the president of the C & S Consulting Group and serves in the House of Representatives as the first African-American nonlawyer in the history of the State; and

Whereas, his assignments in the House of Representatives have included the Ethics Committee and the Judiciary Committee, and he has served his colleagues as the chairman of the Freshman Caucus in 1992 and the chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus from 1996 to 1998; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the years of service that John L. Scott, Jr., has given to the citizens of his district and to this body and will miss his enthusiasm and encouragement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, commend the Honorable John L. Scott, Jr., of Richland County, for eighteen years of vigorous and committed service in the House of Representatives, and wish him success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable John L. Scott, Jr.