H*3610 Resolution, By Erickson and Horne
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH
 CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF CATHERINE LEIGH HUNTER
 OF CHARLESTON COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER LARGE AND
 LOVING FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.

   02/26/13  House  Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 1)

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF CATHERINE LEIGH HUNTER OF CHARLESTON COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Catherine Leigh Hunter at the age of forty-seven on August 24, 2012; and

Whereas, born in Charleston on June 18, 1965, Leigh Hunter was the loving daughter of Eugene McGregor Hunter and Kay Key Hunter; and

Whereas, while a devoted member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, she earned a bachelor of science from the University of South Carolina where she served as vice president of Student Government; and

Whereas, she was honored with the Caroliniana Award and the Outstanding Senior Award and was named to Who's Who Among American College Students; and

Whereas, after earning a juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law, Leigh Hunter served as a prosecuting attorney in the Charleston County Solicitor's Office for several years; and

Whereas, she was the sole practitioner and owner of the Hunter Law Firm in Charleston where she represented defendants in her criminal-law practice and all parties in family law, and she advocated for children as a guardian ad litem; and

Whereas, her love of art was evident in her warm, infectious smile, which was itself a work of art; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life of Leigh Hunter and for the example of compassion and kindness she set for all who knew her. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Catherine Leigh Hunter of Charleston County and extend their deepest sympathy to her large and loving family and her many friends.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Kay Hunter.