Committee Report

May 3, 2023

S. 480

Introduced by Senator Fanning

S. Printed 05/03/23--H.

Read the first time March 14, 2023

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The committee on house invitation and memorial resolutions

To who was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S.480) to request the Department of Transportation name the portion of Pine Avenue in the Town of Great Falls in Chester County, from its intersection with Prospect Street, etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DENNIS C. MOSS for Committee.

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

to request the department of transportation name the portion of pine avenue in the town of great falls in chester county, from its intersection with prospect street to its intersection with dearborn street through circle road, "torrey craig highway" and erect appropriate markers or signs along this portion of highway containing these words.

Whereas, Torrey Craig was born on December 19, 1990, in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of Teresa Mays and Johnny Craig. He has one son, Braylon; and

Whereas, he is a graduate of Great Falls High School where his prowess on the basketball court won him the 1A State Boys Basketball Player of the Year honor in his senior year; and

Whereas, from 2010 to 2014 he was a stand-out player for the University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartans Men's Basketball Team, winning Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year honors. Craig led the conference in scoring and was named player of the year his sophomore year. As a junior, he again led the conference in scoring and was named first-team All-Atlantic Sun Conference. Prior to the start of his senior year, Craig was named preseason Player of the Year in the Atlantic Sun Conference. He solidified the honor with a career-high milestone of twenty-two points in that season's game against East Tennessee State; and

Whereas, since his college graduation, Torrey's professional basketball career has included overseas stints with the Cairns Taipans, Brisbane Bullets, and Gold Coast Rollers, all in Australia. He also played for New Zealand's Wellington Saints, where, in his first season, he was named the New Zealand National Basketball League Most Valuable Player and named to the All-Star Five; and

Whereas, returning to the United States, Craig joined the National Basketball Association where he played for the Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Indiana Pacers. He currently is a member of the Phoenix Suns; and

Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to recognize the accomplishments of this son of South Carolina by having a street in Great Falls named in his honor. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of Transportation name the portion of Pinecrest Avenue in the Town of Great Falls in Chester County, from its intersection with Prospect Street to its intersection with Dearborn Street through Circle Street, "Torrey Craig Highway" and erect appropriate markers or signs along this portion of the highway containing these words.

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

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