H*4725 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H*4725 Concurrent Resolution, By J.W. Tucker and P.B. Harris
A Concurrent Resolution expressing the congratulations of the members of the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina to E. Steve Darby of Anderson
County upon being named the 1995 Small Business Person of the Year by the
Anderson County Chamber of Commerce.
03/12/96 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-7
03/12/96 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-19
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING THE CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA TO E. STEVE DARBY OF ANDERSON COUNTY
UPON BEING NAMED THE 1995 SMALL BUSINESS PERSON
OF THE YEAR BY THE ANDERSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
Whereas, E. Steve Darby of Anderson County has been named the
"1995 Small Business Person of the Year" by the
Anderson County Chamber of Commerce; and
Whereas, Mr. Darby is President of Darby Electric Co. Inc., and
has worked at the company from its beginnings in August 1948 as a
small motor shop specializing in rewinding motors for area cotton
mills; and
Whereas, he was one of the first two employees of the business
operated in the basement of an East Earle Street building by his
father, Barney, and another man; and
Whereas, Steve Darby continued to work at Darby Electric
part-time and during summers until graduating from The Citadel in
1959; and
Whereas, after serving in the military, Mr. Darby returned to the
family business in 1962 and became company president in 1973;
and
Whereas, by 1979, the company's sales figures had increased to
$2.5 million; however, the closing of several cotton mills threatened
the business' future; and
Whereas, Steve Darby redirected the business into the electric motor
industry and increased advertising and added new equipment and
buildings; and
Whereas, the repositioning paid off in 1994, Darby Electric became
the first electric motor service center in the country to receive ISO
9002 registration, an international system of quality standards for
industry; and
Whereas, last year, the company's sales volume reached $6 million;
and
Whereas, Steve Darby is truly an outstanding role model in his
community, for his energy, dedication, imagination, and
determination to have reached this most impressive milestone in his
brilliant career; and
Whereas, it is appropriate for members of the General Assembly to
pause in their deliberations so that they might recognize this
distinguished South Carolinian, E. Steve Darby. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, by this resolution, express congratulations to E. Steve
Darby of Anderson County upon being named the 1995 Small
Business Person of the Year by the Anderson County Chamber of
Commerce.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
Mr. E. Steve Darby.
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