S*0206 Concurrent Resolution, By Drummond
 A Concurrent Resolution to recognize Mr. Robert Jack Gould upon his retirement
 as State Forester, to thank him for his dedicated service to the State
 Commission of Forestry, and to wish him well in his future endeavors.

   01/13/93  Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-12
   01/14/93  House  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-9

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE MR. ROBERT JACK GOULD UPON HIS RETIREMENT AS STATE FORESTER, TO THANK HIM FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE STATE COMMISSION OF FORESTRY, AND TO WISH HIM WELL IN HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, Mr. Robert Jack Gould retired January 5, 1993, as State Forester and after more than thirty-four years of professional forestry with the State Commission of Forestry; and

Whereas, Mr. Gould graduated from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, with a Bachelor of Science Degree majoring in forestry. In 1958 he began his service with the State Commission of Forestry in Kingstree as Project Forester and Forest Fire Control Forester within a four-county district; and

Whereas, Mr. Gould became Project Forester in Gaffney, in 1963 in charge of forest management within a new three-county special project area. In York in 1963 Mr. Gould worked within a two-county project area; and

Whereas, as District Forester in 1964, Mr. Gould supervised community activities within a four-county district moving to Columbia in 1972 as Assistant Director for Forest Fire Control. In 1979 he became Staff Forester, Information and Education Section; and

Whereas, from 1980 until 1986, Mr. Gould served as Assistant State Forester first in the Administration Division and then in the Field Operations Division; and

Whereas, after serving as Staff Director from 1986 until 1989, Mr. Gould became Acting State Forester and was appointed as State Forester by the commission December 5, 1989; and

Whereas, despite Mr. Gould's busy service within the State Commission of Forestry, he found time to serve South Carolina in numerous other positions: member of Lions International for twenty-three years, member of Society of American Foresters for more than thirty-four years, charter member of Hallmark Shores Racquet Club in Lexington County, member of Lexington United Methodist Church, member of Trout Unlimited, Saluda River Chapter in Columbia, member of Foresters Council of South Carolina since 1985, member of Governor's Forest Disaster Salvage Council, member of the National Association of State Foresters and Southern Group of State Foresters, agency representative to the Heritage Trust Advisory Board, agency representative to the Water Resources Commission, agency representative to State Mapping Advisory Council, representative of South Carolina in 1986 as one of Governor's delegates to the Southern Growth Policies Board/Duke University, member of South Carolina Forestry Association; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Gould particularly for his dedicated and professional response to the disaster created by Hurricane Hugo during the fall of 1989; and

Whereas, Mr. Gould will remain active in retirement with his keen interests in photography, fly fishing, woodworking, carving, and boating; and

Whereas, the State will miss Robert Jack Gould but bid him farewell with the assurance that his dedication and expertise in the forestry industry will be felt by grateful South Carolinians for generations to come. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the General Assembly recognize Mr. Robert Jack Gould upon his retirement as State Forester, thank him for his dedicated service to the State Commission of Forestry, and wish him well in his future endeavors.

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