Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4490 Primary Sponsor:Rogers Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Edens, William Youman, Jr. Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940113 Computer Document Number:PT/22350DW.94 Introduced Date:19940112 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940113 Last History Type:Received from Senate Scope of Legislation:Local All Sponsors:Rogers Shissias Corning Scott Waites Neal Harrison J. Brown Byrd Cromer Quinn Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 4490 House 19940113 Received from Senate 4490 Senate 19940113 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence 4490 House 19940112 Introduced, adopted, sent to SenateView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO EXTEND THE SYMPATHY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF WILLIAM YOUMAN EDENS, JR., OF RICHLAND COUNTY, WHO DIED SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1993.
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly were saddened to learn of the death of William Youman Edens, Jr., Executive Director of Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services (PALSS); and
Whereas, Bill Edens' name was synonymous with PALSS, created in 1985 to give practical and emotional support to people with AIDS or the virus that causes it; and
Whereas, Edens fought AIDS with a rare blend of wit and compassion, patience and anger; and
Whereas, Mr. Edens traveled the State on a moped to raise funds for the organization during its fledgling years and to counsel frightened people who had tested positive for HIV; and
Whereas, he became a nationally respected authority on HIV and AIDS and was the nation's first recipient of The Mark Drum Award for Advocacy for people with AIDS; and
Whereas, he taught at Coastal Carolina and at the School of Health at the University of South Carolina; and
Whereas, Bill Edens had a vision of what AIDS was going to mean to the State medically, economically, socially, in human terms, long before anyone else seemed to realize what a serious problem it was going to be; and
Whereas, Mr. Edens' favorite saying was on a 1988 desk calendar on his desk turned to an Arabic proverb which may best personify his efforts which stated: "On the day of victory, no one is tired." Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly extend their sympathy to the friends and family of William Youman Edens, Jr., of Richland County, who died Saturday, November 27, 1993.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to his family.