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TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CHIEF LARRY W. BRADY OF THE NORTH SPARTANBURG FIRE DISTRICT FOR THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE PALMETTO STATE.
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the dedication and sacrifice that fire fighters and other first responders in our State provide in protecting our citizens and ensuring safe communities in which to live; and
Whereas, in the mid-1970s, Larry Brady started his fire service vocation as a volunteer fire fighter with the Inman Fire Department, and he joined the North Spartanburg Fire District on April 1, 1979; and
Whereas, during his years of service, he was promoted through the ranks, serving as a fire fighter/EMT, driver/engineer, fire inspector, fire instructor, administrative captain, and assistant chief and completing numerous fire and governmental management courses; and
Whereas, in October 2002, Larry Brady was appointed to the position of fire chief for the North Spartanburg Fire District; and
Whereas, he served the fire district in many areas, including code enforcement, pre-fire planning, public fire safety education, and administration; and
Whereas, Chief Brady was responsible for three stations, a staff of fifty-two, and a $2.6 million dollar budget; and
Whereas, on August 30, 2013, Chief Brady retired from the North Spartanburg Fire District at the age of sixty two; and
Whereas, he is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and South Carolina State Firefighter's Association and is the past president of the Spartanburg County Fire Chief's Association; and
Whereas, he and his beloved wife, the former Lynn Alverson, reared two fine daughters, and they have been blessed with one adoring grandson; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the years of dedication that Chief Larry W. Brady has devoted to the North Spartanburg Fire District and wish him many more years of enjoyment in his well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Chief Larry W. Brady of the North Spartanburg Fire District for thirty-four years of outstanding service to his community and to the Palmetto State.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Chief Larry W. Brady.
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