South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 4892

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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Wood, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H.A. Crawford, K.R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M.S. McLeod, W.J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, R.L. Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams and Willis
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Introduced in the House on March 11, 2014
Adopted by the House on March 11, 2014

Summary: Chief Larry W. Brady

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/11/2014  House   Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 3)

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3/11/2014

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CHIEF LARRY W. BRADY OF THE NORTH SPARTANBURG FIRE DISTRICT FOR THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY AND TO THE PALMETTO STATE.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the dedication and sacrifice that fire fighters and other first responders in our State provide in protecting our citizens and ensuring safe communities in which to live; and

Whereas, in the mid-1970s, Larry Brady started his fire service vocation as a volunteer fire fighter with the Inman Fire Department, and he joined the North Spartanburg Fire District on April 1, 1979; and

Whereas, during his years of service, he was promoted through the ranks, serving as a fire fighter/EMT, driver/engineer, fire inspector, fire instructor, administrative captain, and assistant chief and completing numerous fire and governmental management courses; and

Whereas, in October 2002, Larry Brady was appointed to the position of fire chief for the North Spartanburg Fire District; and

Whereas, he served the fire district in many areas, including code enforcement, pre-fire planning, public fire safety education, and administration; and

Whereas, Chief Brady was responsible for three stations, a staff of fifty-two, and a $2.6 million dollar budget; and

Whereas, on August 30, 2013, Chief Brady retired from the North Spartanburg Fire District at the age of sixty two; and

Whereas, he is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and South Carolina State Firefighter's Association and is the past president of the Spartanburg County Fire Chief's Association; and

Whereas, he and his beloved wife, the former Lynn Alverson, reared two fine daughters, and they have been blessed with one adoring grandson; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the years of dedication that Chief Larry W. Brady has devoted to the North Spartanburg Fire District and wish him many more 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 Chief Larry W. Brady of the North Spartanburg Fire District for thirty-four years of outstanding service to his community and to the Palmetto State.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Chief Larry W. Brady.

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