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H. 4818
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. W. Newton, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Arrington, Atkinson, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, Bowers, Bradley, Brawley, Brown, Bryant, Burns, Caskey, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cogswell, Cole, Collins, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Davis, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Elliott, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrest, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henderson-Myers, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, King, Kirby, Knight, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mace, Mack, Magnuson, Martin, McCoy, McCravy, McEachern, McGinnis, McKnight, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, B. Newton, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pendarvis, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Ridgeway, M. Rivers, S. Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Thigpen, Toole, Trantham, Weeks, West, Wheeler, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis, Young and Yow
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Introduced in the House on February 1, 2018
Adopted by the House on February 1, 2018
Summary: W. Louis Griffith
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2/1/2018 House Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 18)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR W. LOUIS GRIFFITH, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER DECADES OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE IN BANKING, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have learned that W. Louis Griffith will begin a well-deserved retirement after more than a quarter century as a premier banker, the last of which have been in distinguished service at the Bank of Clarendon; and
Whereas, salutatorian of his Edisto High School class, Mr. Griffith earned a bachelor of science degree in finance with a minor in banking from the University of South Carolina in 1976; and
Whereas, he also earned degrees from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University in 1983 and from the School of Financial and Funds Management at the University of Colorado in 1986; and
Whereas, Mr. Griffith commenced a banking career in 1973 at First National Bank in Orangeburg alongside his mentor and friend William O. Buyck. Starting as a teller, he rose to be the chief financial officer of an eight hundred million dollar corporation; and
Whereas, in 2000, he left a long tenure at First National Bank in Orangeburg to join the Bank of Clarendon, where he has worked until his retirement; and
Whereas, dedicated to his community, Mr. Griffith is a board member of the Bank of Clarendon and is past chairman of Habitat for Humanity, president of the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce, president of Manning Rotary, and founding chairman of the Cypress Foundation; and
Whereas, a faithful member of Manning United Methodist Church, he currently serves as a Sunday school teacher and chairman of the church Administrative Board and Finance Committee. He also is a trustee of the Horne Foundation; and
Whereas, of all the many notable achievements in his life, one of his proudest accomplishments remains earning the coveted rank as an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America; and
Whereas, he is the proud father of four children who have blessed him with the affection of five grandchildren; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the years of unparalleled dedication that W. Louis Griffith has devoted to banking in the Palmetto State and wish him many years of enjoyment in his well-earned retirement. 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 and honor W. Louis Griffith, upon the occasion of his retirement after decades of exemplary service in banking, and wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to W. Louis Griffith.
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