A concurrent RESOLUTION

 

To REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE PORTION OF Royle Road IN BERKELEY COUNTY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 17A/NORTH MAIN STREET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH treeland drive "WADE ARNETTE road" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS PORTION OF roadway CONTAINING THESE WORDS.

 

Whereas, born July 21, 1932, Mr. Wade Arnette was a 1950 graduate of Lake View High School and furthered his education at Wingate University, graduating in the class of 1957; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Arnette was married to the late Agnes Hayes Arnette for fifty-four years, together they raised a daughter, Myra Arnette Hollenbaugh. The family grew to include three grandchildren and four great grandchildren; and

 

Whereas, active in local, county, and state affairs, Mr. Arnette has been an active worker in Berkeley County all his adult life, serving on many nonpaying boards to "help fight for the people that can't fight for themselves." He is the owner of Arnette Enterprises, served as Berkeley County coroner for twelve years, and was chair of the Berkeley County GOP; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Arnette also served on the board of directors of the Berkeley County Senior Citizens, was a counselor for Change Life Ministries rehabilitation, a co-founder and board of directors' member of the Berkeley County Chaplains, and a co-founder for the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Board for Berkeley County. A former Human Affairs commissioner for the State of South Carolina, Mr. Arnette served on the Berkeley County Mental Health board, was a co-founder of the Berkeley County Water and Safety Council, and was appointed by Governor Niki Haley to serve on the Medical Disciplinary Commission of the State Board of Medical Examiners; and

 

Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to recognize Mr. Wade Arnette for his decades of public service for the people of South Carolina by naming a portion of roadway in Berkeley County 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 Royle Road in Berkeley County from its intersection with United States Highway 17A/North Main Street to its intersection with Treeland Drive "Wade Arnette Road" and erect appropriate markers or signs along this portion of roadway containing these words.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Mr. Wade Arnette and that a copy be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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