Recalled

February 1, 2023

H. 3176

Introduced by Reps. B. Newton, Mitchell, Neese and Yow

S. Printed 02/01/23--S.

Read the first time January 26, 2023

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

to request the department of transportation name the intersection located at UNITED sTATES Highway 521, Hubbard Drive, and Craig Manor Road in Lancaster County "Charles Alan Bundy Memorial Intersection" and erect appropriate markers or signs at this location containing these words.

Whereas, Charles Alan "Charlie" Bundy, son of Jackson Corbett Bundy, Sr., and Ruby Hughes Bundy, was born on January 5, 1930, in the Town of Cheraw. He completed his earthly journey on November 9, 2022, at the venerable age of ninety-two; and

Whereas, a graduate of Wofford College, Mr. Bundy's business career began in the textile industry working for J.P. Stevens Company in Rockingham, North Carolina. He spent eighteen years in management with chambers of commerce in Jesup and Macon, Georgia, was president of the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce in Lancaster, South Carolina, and was district manager for the United States Chamber of Commerce. He found his true passion, however, when he joined the Springs and Close Foundation in 1972, where he was president for twenty-five years until 1997 and served as a consultant until he fully retired in 2004; and

Whereas, a towering figure in the community and the State, Mr. Bundy was instrumental in the establishment of the University of South Carolina in Lancaster, and as chairman of the Lancaster County Strategic Plan effort, led a successful $11 million dollar campaign for that school's Bradley Arts and Sciences Building. He also was active in the creation of Macon College in Macon, Georgia; and

Whereas, Mr. Bundy held positions in education, healthcare, and philanthropy, serving twelve years on the Columbia College Board of Trustees, and was a board member of the South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges. He was a member and board chairman of Springs Memorial Hospital, and chairman of the Southeastern Council of Foundations; and

Whereas, Mr. Bundy served on Lancaster County's first Higher Education Commission in 1959 and was again appointed in 2000, serving as a board member and chairman. His astute business acumen served him well during the eleven years spent on the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission, the last six as its chairman, and on the founding board of the J. Marion Sims Foundation where he held key posts as treasurer and chairman of the investment committee. He was president of the Lancaster Rotary Club, and was passionate and active in Republican politics, chairing many county conventions; and

Whereas, he served on Governor Dick Riley's team that was instrumental in getting the Education Improvement Act passed, and served on state panels dealing with issues that ranged from medical education to the reorganization of state government. He was appointed by Governor Carroll Campbell to overseeing a wetlands study; and

Whereas, his activism in higher education led to numerous invitations as graduation speaker at his alma mater Wofford College, as well as at Winthrop University, Charleston Southern, York Technical College, and USC Lancaster, among others. For his outstanding commitment to the State of South Carolina, he received the State Tourism Award and the Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest civilian award, from both Governor Riley and Governor Campbell; and

Whereas, a devoted Christian, Mr. Bundy was a Sunday School teacher and held a number of leadership positions at First Methodist Church. He also was a conference delegate and member of several committees of the South Carolina Methodist Conference; and

Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to pay tribute to this son of South Carolina and true public servant by naming an intersection in Lancaster County in his honor. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of Transportation name the intersection located at United States Highway 521, Hubbard Drive, and Craig Manor Road in Lancaster County "Charles Alan Bundy Memorial Intersection" and erect appropriate markers or signs at this location containing these words.

Be it further resolved that the copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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