H*4771 Concurrent Resolution, By Cato
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME
 THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 253 BETWEEN CAMP CREEK ROAD AND
 MUSH CREEK ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY "JOHN T. WOOD BRIDGE", AND NAME THE
 PORTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 253 FROM THIS BRIDGE TO ITS INTERSECTION
 WITH SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 414 "JOHN T. WOOD ROAD", ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS
 OR SIGNS AT THE BRIDGE THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "JOHN T. WOOD BRIDGE" AND ERECT
 APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS PORTION OF HIGHWAY THAT CONTAIN THE
 WORDS "JOHN T. WOOD ROAD".

   03/24/10  House  Introduced HJ-32
   03/24/10  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-32
   04/15/10  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-11
   04/21/10  House  Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-29
   04/21/10  Senate Introduced SJ-10
   04/21/10  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-10
   04/28/10  Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-13
   04/29/10  Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-43

RECALLED

April 28, 2010

H. 4771

S. Printed 4/28/10--S.

Read the first time April 21, 2010.

TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 253 BETWEEN CAMP CREEK ROAD AND MUSH CREEK ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY "JOHN T. WOOD BRIDGE", AND NAME THE PORTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 253 FROM THIS BRIDGE TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 414 "JOHN T. WOOD ROAD", ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THE BRIDGE THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "JOHN T. WOOD BRIDGE" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS PORTION OF HIGHWAY THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "JOHN T. WOOD ROAD".

Whereas, John T. Wood was a lifelong resident of Tigerville in Greenville County. He was born on May 31, 1906; and

Whereas, Mr. Wood graduated from North Greenville Academy and Furman University; and

Whereas, he served in World War II in the Army Air Force Technical Training Command and Engineers in the China, Burma, and India theater of war; and

Whereas, he also served as a Civil Service career officer, working with the Veteran's Administration after the war; and

Whereas, Mr. Wood served as principal and superintendent of Landrum High School for ten years; and

Whereas, he also taught at Blue Ridge High School, where he was awarded the Star Teacher Award; and

Whereas, Mr. Wood was elected to the House of Representatives to represent District 17 of Greenville County; and

Whereas, in 1980, he retired from the House after three terms; and

Whereas, during his tenure in the House of Representatives, he was a member of the Crime Study Committee and the House Democratic Majority Coordinating Committee; and

Whereas, Mr. Wood was called the father of the victim's restitution law which allows victims to receive restitution for their property from convicted criminals; and

Whereas, Mr. Wood was an honest, conservative man and was a very strong representative of his constituents; and

Whereas, Mr. Wood was active in other activities and at age eighty-five had lived a full life. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly request that the Department of Transportation name the bridge located on South Carolina Highway 253 between Camp Creek Road and Mush Creek Road in Greenville County "John T. Wood Bridge", and name the portion of South Carolina Highway 253 from this bridge to its intersection with South Carolina Highway 414 "John T. Wood Road", erect appropriate markers or signs at the bridge that contain the words "John T. Wood Bridge" and erect appropriate markers or signs along this portion of highway that contain the words "John T. Wood Road".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.