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TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERSECTION OF N. OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD AND HIGHWAY 378 THE "DEPUTY JOSEPH C. ANTWINE MEMORIAL INTERSECTION" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS INTERSECTION CONTAINING THE WORDS "DEPUTY JOSEPH C. ANTWINE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".
Whereas, Deputy Joseph C. Antwine of the Florence County Sheriff's Department was responding to a call for assistance on November 22, 2013, when his car crashed on Half Moon Road near Johnsonville; and
Whereas, Deputy Antwine, along with his partner, Deputy Brandon Floyd, were rushed to McLeod Regional Medical Center. Deputy Antwine later died from his injuries on November 29, 2013; and
Whereas, Deputy Antwine, a native of Lake City, graduated from Lake City High School. He was a 2012 graduate of The Citadel where he earned a degree in criminal justice. He received the Col. Joseph E. Perkins Honor Committee Award for recognition of invaluable service to the Corps of Cadets by upholding and promoting the high ideals of The Citadel's Honor System. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, request that the Department of Transportation name the intersection of N. Old Georgetown Road and Highway 378 the "Deputy Joseph C. Antwine Memorial Intersection" and erect appropriate markers or signs along this intersection containing the words "Deputy Joseph C. Antwine Memorial Highway".
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the family of Joseph C. Antwine.
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