H 5045 Concurrent Resolution, By Koon, Rhoad and Stuart
 A Concurrent Resolution to request the Department of Transportation to name
 the portion of U. S. Highway 301 from the Bamberg city limits to Elderbranch
 Road in Orangeburg County as the "William Blease Lattimore, Sr. Memorial
 Highway".

   05/21/96  House  Introduced HJ-19
   05/21/96  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-19
   05/23/96  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-63
   05/23/96  House  Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-63
   05/23/96  Senate Introduced SJ-47

May 23, 1996

H. 5045

S. Printed 5/23/96--S.

Read the first time May 23, 1996.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO NAME THE PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 301 FROM THE BAMBERG CITY LIMITS TO ELDERBRANCH ROAD IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY AS THE "WILLIAM BLEASE LATTIMORE, SR. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY".

Whereas, William Blease Lattimore, Sr., was born in York County on August 6, 1912, the son of William Carson and Ruth S. Lattimore, and was a resident of Richland County when he died September 29, 1984; and

Whereas, Mr. Lattimore came from a family of highway construction workers and at the age of twelve, he went to work with his father in road construction carrying water for mules; and

Whereas, he dedicated the majority of the next fifty years to building and improving roads and highways in South Carolina; and

Whereas, Mr. Lattimore's career as a superintendent in road construction included being superintendent of two sections of Interstate 20 in Lexington County, two sections of Interstate 26, two sections of Interstate 85, one section of Interstate 95, and numerous main and secondary roads throughout the State; and

Whereas, during his tenure as construction superintendent the name "Lattimore" was synonymous with road construction in South Carolina; and

Whereas, Mr. Lattimore's last road construction job was as superintendent on widening U.S. Highway 301 in Bamberg and Orangeburg counties where one of his two sons, also in road construction, worked with him on this job; and

Whereas, Mr. Lattimore was a hardworking, well respected supervisor and a man of talent, leadership, and integrity who was committed to doing the best job possible; and

Whereas, it is fitting and proper that the work and service to which Mr. William Blease Lattimore dedicated his life be recognized by naming a portion of U.S. Highway 301 as the "William Blease Lattimore, Sr. Memorial Highway". 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 designate and name the portion of U.S. Highway 301 from the Bamberg City limits to Elderbranch Road in Orangeburg County as the "William Blease Lattimore, Sr. Memorial Highway" and install appropriate markers or signs at placed along the highway as the department considers advisable containing the words "William Blease Lattimore, Sr. Memorial Highway".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the family of Mr. William Blease Lattimore, Sr., c/o Mr. Shelton Lattimore, P. O. Box 21, Gilbert, South Carolina 29054.