H*4231 Session 119 (2011-2012)
H*4231 Resolution, By Pinson, Parks, Pitts, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison,
Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle,
Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley,
G.A. Brown, H.B. Brown, R.L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn,
Cobb-Hunter, Cole, Cooper, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard,
Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan,
Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson,
Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson,
Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy,
McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy,
Nanney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Patrick,
Pope, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton,
G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis,
Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, Weeks,
Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young
Similar(S 885)
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THAT JOHN THOMAS NAVE SET AN EXAMPLE OF
LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, HONOR, DISCIPLINE, AND SPORTSMANSHIP FOR THE CITIZENS
OF GREENWOOD COUNTY, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG BASEBALL PLAYERS WHOSE LIVES HE
TOUCHED.
05/18/11 House Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 73)
H. 4231
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE THAT JOHN THOMAS NAVE SET AN EXAMPLE OF LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, HONOR, DISCIPLINE, AND SPORTSMANSHIP FOR THE CITIZENS OF GREENWOOD COUNTY, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG BASEBALL PLAYERS WHOSE LIVES HE TOUCHED.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that the Greenwood County Council will name the stadium at Legion Field in honor of former Mayor John Thomas Nave at a ceremony to be held on June 10, 2011; and
Whereas, born in Mountain City, Tennessee, on September 18, 1921, John Nave moved to Greenwood in 1956; and
Whereas, he served his country with distinction in the United States Air Force and retired after twenty years of honorable service; and
Whereas, John Nave served the City of Greenwood with dedication during four terms as mayor, and he served his community as a faithful member of American Legion Post 20 for more than fifty-five years before his death on March 3, 2011; and
Whereas, for over fifteen years, he served as chairman of Post 20's baseball committee, and he served as the liaison for Post 20 along with Jeff May, Lander University athletic director, to ensure that a shared baseball field ran effectively and efficiently; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful that the Greenwood County Council will honor this dedicated servant of our State and nation by naming the stadium at Legion Field "John Nave Stadium." Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize that John Thomas Nave set an example of leadership, integrity, honor, discipline, and sportsmanship for the citizens of Greenwood County, especially the young baseball players whose lives he touched.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to American Legion Post 20 Commander Derrell Lockaby.
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