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Bill 853

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      853
Type of Legislation:              Senate Resolution SR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990520
Primary Sponsor:                  Land
All Sponsors:                     Land
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\kgh\15690dc99.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     19990520
Subject:                          Sergeant William T. "Billy" 
                                  Tolar, Resolutions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  19990520  Introduced, adopted


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TO COMMEND SERGEANT WILLIAM T. "BILLY" TOLAR OF EASTOVER FOR MORE THAN THIRTY-NINE YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, Sergeant William T. "Billy" Tolar of Eastover, South Carolina, was employed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, formerly the South Carolina Department of Wildlife and Marine Resources, as a wildlife officer for twenty-nine years from November 1, 1968 until June 30, 1986; and

Whereas, following his retirement, he returned to service with the agency in Boating Facility Inspection and Maintenance where he has worked for an additional ten years; and

Whereas, Sergeant Tolar has dedicated his professional life to enforcing the wildlife and natural resource laws and regulations of the State and to the safety and enjoyment of the boating public and to the furtherance of the conservation, utilization, and protection of the state's resources; and

Whereas, Sergeant Tolar has served his community and his fellow citizens in numerous civic and church organizations and positions of leadership such as twenty years of service on the Eastover Town Council, interim mayor of Eastover, and charter member of the Eastover Ruritan Club; and

Whereas, Sergeant Tolar has spent a major portion of his life on the Wateree and Congaree Rivers and has been instrumental in the development and maintenance of the popular and strategic boat landing on the Wateree River off U.S. Highway 378 in Richland County; and

Whereas, by unanimous vote of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Board at its meeting on the 19th day of June, 1998, in recognition of Sergeant Tolar's exemplary record of service to the protection and enhancement of natural resources and his service to his fellow man, that the Wateree River Boat Landing be named the William T. "Billy" Tolar Boat Landing. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, hereby commend Sergeant William T. "Billy" Tolar of Eastover for more than thirty-nine years of loyal and dedicated service to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the people of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to William T. "Billy" Tolar of Eastover.

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