H*5250 Concurrent Resolution, By Allen and F.N. Smith
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME
 LINE ROAD (S-23-807) IN GREENVILLE COUNTY "DONALD JAMES SAMPSON, ESQUIRE
 BOULEVARD" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS HIGHWAY THAT
 CONTAIN THE WORDS "DONALD JAMES SAMPSON, ESQUIRE BOULEVARD".

   06/04/08  House  Introduced HJ-13
   06/04/08  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-13
   06/04/08  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-11
   06/05/08  House  Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-68
   06/05/08         Scrivener's error corrected
   06/05/08  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-22

COMMITTEE REPORT

June 4, 2008

H. 5250

S. Printed 6/4/08--H.    [SEC 6/5/08 12:22 PM]

Read the first time June 4, 2008.

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 5250) to request that the Department of Transportation name Line Road (S-23-807) in Greenville County "Donald James Sampson, Esquire Boulevard" and erect appropriate, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ROBERT W. LEACH, SR. for Committee.

TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME LINE ROAD (S-23-807) IN GREENVILLE COUNTY "DONALD JAMES SAMPSON, ESQUIRE BOULEVARD" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS HIGHWAY THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "DONALD JAMES SAMPSON, ESQUIRE BOULEVARD".

Whereas, Attorney Donald James Sampson was born on August 4, 1919, in Sumter County and died on May 26, 2001; and

Whereas, he married the former LaBarbara Powell in 1942, and to this union three children were born; and

Whereas, Mr. Sampson completed his elementary and secondary education in Sumter County, obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton Institute in 1941, and earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from Temple University in 1950; and

Whereas, he served his country with distinction in the United States Army from 1941 to 1945, having attained the rank of First Lieutenant in the 369th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment stationed in the Pacific; and

Whereas, the Sampsons moved to Greenville in 1951, where Mr. Sampson was the first African American attorney in Greenville County and began a long illustrious, and distinguished career in the practice of law which spanned approximately fifty years; and

Whereas, as a civil rights leader and activist in South Carolina, he played an integral part in court cases that ended segregation in the state's public schools, libraries, transportation systems, accommodations, and other facilities; and

Whereas, for his lifetime achievements, Attorney Sampson was awarded the Order of the Palmetto in 2000, and has been recognized by the South Carolina Bar Association; and

Whereas, it is fitting and proper for the South Carolina General Assembly to honor the memory of this illustrious son of South Carolina by naming a highway in Greenville County in his honor. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly request that the Department of Transportation name Line Road (S-23-807) in Greenville County "Donald James Sampson, Esquire Boulevard" and erect appropriate markers or signs along this highway that contain the words "Donald James Sampson, Esquire Boulevard".

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