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TO RECOGNIZE THE WADE HAMPTON FIRE AND SEWER DISTRICT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY AND TO HONOR THE LATE R. B. "RUDY" SINGLETON UPON THE OCCASION OF THE DEDICATION OF STATION 2 AS THE "R. B. SINGLETON STATION."
Whereas, following the formation of the Wade Hampton Fire Department, Mr. Rudy Singleton became its first employee, serving as the principal organizer of the volunteer fire district; and
Whereas, because of his fervent dedication to this calling, he lived in the fire station with his family as his primary residence; and
Whereas, Rudy Singleton helped increase the department's protective capability from one truck, one station, and one employee to forty-five employees, three stations, four engines, and two ladder trucks; and
Whereas, during his exemplary and distinguished service from 1958 until his retirement in 1992, he led the department from a Class 10 insurance rating to its current Class 2 rating; and
Whereas, on Sunday, April 19, 2009, the Wade Hampton Fire and Sewer District will rededicate Station 2 located at 1112 Pelham Road in Rudy Singleton's memory and in recognition of his years of dedication to the safety and security of the district. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize the Wade Hampton Fire and Sewer District of Greenville County and honor the late R. B. "Rudy" Singleton upon the occasion of the dedication of Station 2 as the "R. B. Singleton Station."
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Wade Hampton Fire and Sewer District and to the family of R. B. "Rudy" Singleton.
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