A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR Robert A. Pegram, Jr., chief of the Clarendon COUNTY Fire Rescue, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER ALMOST THREE DECADES OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives has learned that Robert A. Pegram, Jr., will begin a well-deserved retirement after twenty-eight and a half years as a dedicated fire fighter, most recently as the highly regarded chief of the Clarendon County Fire Rescue; and

Whereas, prior to his service with Clarendon County Fire Rescue, Mr. Pegram was a long-distance truck team-driver with his beloved wife, Joyce. They were married on April 19, 1986, and they live in Alcolu; and

Whereas, Mr. Pegram joined the Clarendon County Fire Department on July 18, 1994, as a volunteer and progressed to the rank of volunteer captain on January 1, 2000. He continued to volunteer until he became a career firefighter with Clarendon County Fire Department on July 15, 2002; and

Whereas, he continued to rise in the ranks and was promoted to lieutenant on July 1, 2007, to captain on July 1, 2011, and to battalion chief on May 1, 2013; and

Whereas, with the merger of Clarendon County Fire Department and McLeod Health Clarendon EMS, Chief Pegram was promoted to division chief of Clarendon County Fire Rescue on July 1, 2020; and

Whereas, he obtained Fire Marshal certification in 2003 and has served in the role of fire marshal for over half of his career; and

Whereas, instrumental in all aspects of Community Risk Reduction, Chief Pegram has made substantial contributions and is significantly responsible for Clarendon County Fire Rescue being named a Fire Safe Community through South Carolina State Fire; and

Whereas, his many certifications include Emergency Incident Command, Emergency Vehicle Response, Flammable Liquids and Gas Firefighting, Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting, Rope Rescue Operations, Pump Ops I and II, and Leadership I, II, and III; and

Whereas, grateful for his many years of distinguished service to Clarendon County, the South Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Robert Pegram as he transitions to a richly deserved retirement and the unhurried pace of the days ahead, and the members wish him many years of enjoyment in his well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Robert A. Pegram, Jr., chief of the Clarendon Fire Rescue, upon the occasion of his retirement after almost three decades of outstanding service, and wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Robert A. Pegram, Jr.

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