H*5150 Resolution, By Duncan, M.A. Pitts, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, 
Anthony, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bingham, 
Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brantley, Breeland, G. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, 
Chalk, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Coleman, Cooper, Cotty, Crawford, Daning, 
Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Edge, Erickson, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, 
Govan, Gullick, Hagood, Haley, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, 
Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hodges, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, 
Hutson, Jefferson, Jennings, Kelly, Kennedy, Kirsh, Knight, Leach, Limehouse, 
Littlejohn, Loftis, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, 
Mitchell, Moody-Lawrence, Moss, Mulvaney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, 
Owens, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, Rice, Rutherford, Sandifer, 
Scarborough, Scott, Sellers, Shoopman, Simrill, Skelton, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, 
G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Spires, Stavrinakis, 
Stewart, Talley, Thompson, Toole, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, Walker, Weeks, Whipper, 
White, Whitmire, Williams, Witherspoon and Young
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO COMMEND THE HONORABLE J. ADAM TAYLOR, OF LAURENS COUNTY,
 FOR NINE YEARS OF DEDICATED AND FAITHFUL SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF
 REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO WISH HIM SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE
 ENDEAVORS.

   05/20/08  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-8

TO COMMEND THE HONORABLE J. ADAM TAYLOR, OF LAURENS COUNTY, FOR NINE YEARS OF DEDICATED AND FAITHFUL SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO WISH HIM SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have learned with sincere regret that their trusted colleague and friend, the Honorable J. Adam Taylor, will retire from this body at the conclusion of this session; and

Whereas, born in Laurens to the late David S. Taylor and Dorothy D. Taylor on April 24, 1965, Adam Taylor earned a bachelor of science degree from Lander College in 1987, and twenty years later, he was named Lander's Distinguished Alumnus of the Year; and

Whereas, he is married to his beloved wife Monica Leapard Taylor, and together they have raised three fine children, Adam, Jr., Evan, and Anna Grace; and

Whereas, a public affairs specialist for State Farm Insurance Company, he first entered the House of Representatives in 1999 to represent the citizens of District 16 and served as the secretary-treasurer of the House Republican Caucus from 2003 to 2005; and

Whereas, he has led his peers as the chairman of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation, as the Majority Whip since 2000, the Assistant Majority Leader since 2005, and as a sub-committee chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee; and

Whereas, as a member of the South Carolina National Guard, he received the Good Soldier Award from the South Carolina Citizens and Merchants Association in 1999; and

Whereas, devoted to public service, he has served on the board of directors for the Young Men's Christian Association and for the Laurens County Literary Council, and beginning on July 1, 2008, he plans to return to Lander University as Vice President for University Advancement; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives will sorely miss the leadership that Adam Taylor has brought to this legislative body and hope that he experiences fulfillment in all his undertakings. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, commend the Honorable J. Adam Taylor, of Laurens County, for nine years of dedicated and faithful service as a member of the House of Representatives, and wish him success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable J. Adam Taylor.