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TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF JOHN SAMUEL MCCUTCHEN OF LEE COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY AND HIS MANY FRIENDS.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of John Samuel McCutchen at the age of eighty-two on Sunday, November 1, 2015; and
Whereas, born in Rembert on April 17, 1933, he was the son of the late Reginald Rawls and Mary Ann Wingate McCutchen
Whereas, Mr. McCutchen retired from DuPont and was a local farmer who served on the Lee County Council for twenty-four years and as chairman of the Public Safety Committee; and
Whereas, a member of Springhill Masonic Lodge No. 188, he was instrumental in establishing the Springhill Fire Station and served on the board of directors for Cassatt Water Company; and
Whereas, Mr. McCutchen was an avid NASCAR fan and formerly owned a car that he raced in Darlington and Daytona in the 1950s; and
Whereas, for sixty-three years, he was devoted to his beloved wife, the late Frances Marian Trimnal McCutchen, until her death. Together they reared two fine daughters, Rhonda McCutchen Beasley of Maysville and Johnette McCutchen Caughman of Springhill, and were blessed with three grandsons: Chad Beasley, John Caughman, and Reggie Caughman, and four great-granddaughters; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life and legacy of John Samuel McCutchen and for the example of sacrifice and kindness he set for all who knew him. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of John Samuel McCutchen of Lee County and extend their deepest sympathy to his large and loving family and his many friends.
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