A house RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF L. S. GREEN, the former mayor of the City of Mauldin, 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 L. S. Green, just three months away from his one hundred third birthday, on Monday, November 21, 2022; and

Whereas, born in Central on Leap Year Day, February 29, 1920, he was the son of the late Jay Green and Ida Mae Perkins Green and was the last surviving of their nine children; and

Whereas, in the proud tradition of the sons of South Carolina, Mr. Green entered the United States Army in November of 1941 and completed training at Ft. Jackson. He sailed on the Queen Mary to Scotland in May of 1942 and completed more training in England. He served in Algeria, assigned to the Automatic Weapons Unit; and

Whereas, he served in Germany, surviving both the infamous Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne and the D-Day Invasion at Normandy. Not until shortly before the celebration of his one hundredth birthday in 2020 did anyone learn of his military awards and medals: the Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Defense Medal, Army Campaign Medal, Europe/African Middle East Campaign medals, five Bronze Stars, and one Silver Star, as well as the Legion of Honor from France, comparable to the United States Congressional Medal of Honor; and

Whereas, in 1955, Mr. Green started L. S. Green Plumbing in Mauldin, with only one truck. The business grew to thirty-five trucks and seventy-five employees. Serving customers with knowledge, kindness, and integrity, he maintained the business for over half a century, until he sold it in 2006; and

Whereas, he began his career in public office as a councilmember for the City of Mauldin in 1984. He was first elected mayor of Mauldin in 1991 and was reelected three times, the only Mauldin mayor to served three consecutive terms, ending his service in 2003; and

Whereas, under Mayor Green's leadership, the City of Mauldin purchased the former Mauldin Elementary School, which laid the groundwork for the Mauldin Cultural Center. He led the process of building a new city hall, a big accomplishment for his administration, and of building Sunset Park; and

Whereas, he helped to arrange the Friendship Baseball Games where players from Russia came to Mauldin to play and Mauldin teams traveled to Siberia, Russia, to play. He continued to attend city meetings as a concerned citizen for many years after his official service had ended; and

Whereas, an active member of Mauldin United Methodist Church for over sixty years, Mayor Green was a man of God who still attended church regularly and did everything he could to serve and support the church's ministries; and

Whereas, for seventy years, he was the devoted husband to his beloved wife, the late Ella Mae Marchbanks Green, and together they reared four fine children: Betty Mitchell; Sam Green, Jr.; Sara Green; and the late Janie Green. His children blessed him with the affection of ten loving grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren; and

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for L. S. Green's life and his legacy of honesty, dedication, and hard-work and for the example of service 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 L. S. Green, the former mayor of the City of Mauldin, and extend their deepest sympathy to his large and loving family and his many friends.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of L. S. Green.

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