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S. 980
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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Campsen
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Introduced in the Senate on February 4, 2014
Adopted by the Senate on February 4, 2014
Summary: John Asbury Zeigler, Jr.
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2/4/2014 Senate Introduced and adopted (Senate Journal-page 6)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO CONGRATULATE MR. JOHN ASBURY ZEIGLER, JR. OF CHARLESTON ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 102ND BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
Whereas, Mr. John Asbury Zeigler, Jr. is an accomplished author, poet, teacher, and lover of the arts; and
Whereas, Mr. Zeigler was born in Manning on February 5, 1912 and received a bachelor of arts degree in English from The Citadel in 1932; and
Whereas, while at The Citadel, Mr. Zeigler founded and served as the editor of The Shako, the university's literary magazine; and
Whereas, Mr. Zeigler enlisted in the United States Navy where he was stationed in Yakutat, Alaska. While stationed in Alaska, Mr. Zeigler was a Naval correspondent for the Army newspaper Glacier Gazette; and
Whereas, Mr. Zeigler is the author of two poetry books, The Edwin Poems and Alaska and Beyond, Selected Poems. Mr. Zeigler's poetic works have been featured in a variety of literary journals and magazines, including Harper's Bazaar, The Lyric, The New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, the Washington Post, the New York Herald Tribune, and the yearbooks of the Poetry Society of South Carolina; and
Whereas, Mr. Zeigler is also beloved by his former customers at The Book Basement, a book store he founded and co-owned from 1946-1971; and
Whereas, Mr. Zeigler has been the recipient of many honors and awards, including the Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Award for Lifetime Achievement from the South Carolina Arts Commission in 2013, the Order of the Silver Crescent from the State of South Carolina in 2011, a Doctor of Humane Letters from the College of Charleston in 2011, the Special Merit Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals in 2010, and the Alumni Award of Honor from the College of Charleston Alumni Association in 2010. Mr. Zeigler was also named an honorary member of the Poetry Society of South Carolina in 2006 and he received the Society Prize from the Poetry Society of South Carolina in 1971; and
Whereas, Mr. Zeigler has given his time, talent and resources to many cultural organizations such as the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Charleston Academy of Music, the Spoleto Festival USA, the South Carolina State Museum, and others. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Mr. John Asbury Zeigler, Jr. on the occasion of his 102nd birthday and wish him a joyous birthday celebration and much happiness in the days ahead.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. John Asbury Zeigler, Jr.
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