Current Status Bill Number:3145 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Harwell All Sponsors:Harwell, Hines, Baxley, Askins, Inabinett Drafted Document Number:BBM\9728AC.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Committee 21 HEPW Subject:Paxton, John M.
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House 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW
referred to Committee
House 19941221 Prefiled, referred to Committee 21 HEPW
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TO NAME THE BUILDING WHICH HOUSES THE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM AT FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE AS THE "JOHN M. PAXTON BUILDING".
Whereas, Mr. John M. Paxton served as a member of the Florence-Darlington County Commission on Technical Education from l966 to l985; and
Whereas, John M. Paxton was an outstanding businessman with a vision for the future of quality technical education. As owner of Horne Ford Company with dealerships located in Florence, Sumter, Orangeburg, and Greenville, he recognized the need for trained automobile and diesel mechanics to service the high-tech vehicles in today's market; and
Whereas, John M. Paxton provided the guidance to establish a leading automotive program in the Southeast and through his efforts, the College built a facility to house the automotive program; and
Whereas, John M. Paxton brought immeasurable progress in areas of technical education, physical growth, procedural refinements, and personal friendships which benefited the Pee Dee area as well as the State. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The building which houses the automotive classes at Florence-Darlington Technical College is named the "John M. Paxton Building" and the college shall place appropriate signs designating the building as the "John M. Paxton Building".
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.