H*4835 Resolution, By Wilkes
 A House Resolution commending Mr. T. M. Cook of Fairfield County for his
 thirty-five years of outstanding devotion to education and wishing him
 happiness in his retirement.

   05/12/92  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-10

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

COMMENDING MR. T.M. COOK OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY FOR HIS THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING DEVOTION TO EDUCATION AND WISHING HIM HAPPINESS IN HIS RETIREMENT.

Whereas, Mr. T.M. Cook of Fairfield County has devoted thirty-five years of his life to educating the children of South Carolina; and

Whereas, in March of 1957, he began his teaching career at Webber School in Eastover in Richland County, and, in September of that year, he returned to Fairfield County to become a teaching principal at Woodard Elementary School; and

Whereas, in 1965, Mr. Cook became principal of Geiger Elementary School in Ridgeway; and

Whereas, he has been active in numerous professional and civic organizations and has served on the Fairfield County Council and the Fairfield County Substance Abuse Commission; and

Whereas, he also has been a Sunday School Superintendent at New Hope A.M.E. Church, was a magistrate in the Greenbrier Community, and served in the United States Army for two years; and

Whereas, he is an outstanding individual who has always given freely of his time, talents, and energy and is a gentleman who is greatly respected and admired by all who know him; and

Whereas, his professional career in education has consistently been marked by the highest ideals and he has set many excellent examples for other South Carolina educators to follow; and

Whereas, he is retiring from a long and distinguished career in education this year and is greatly deserving of commendation and recognition. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, commends Mr. T.M. Cook of Fairfield County for his thirty-five years of outstanding devotion to education and wishes him much happiness in his retirement.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. Cook.