H*4891 Concurrent Resolution, By T.F. Rogers, M.O. Alexander, Alexander, 
Allison, Anderson, Askins, Bailey, J.J. Bailey, B.O. Baker, R.A. Barber, 
J.M. Baxley, D.W. Beatty, Boan, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, 
A.W. Byrd, Canty, Carnell, Cato, C.D. Chamblee, H.H. Clyborne, Cobb-Hunter, 
Cooper, R.S. Corning, J.L.M. Cromer, Davenport, Delleney, L.L. Elliott, Fair, 
T.L. Farr, J.G. Felder, R.C. Fulmer, Gamble, S.E. Gonzales, Govan, L.O. Graham, 
H.M. Hallman, Harrell, J.P. Harrelson, J.L. Harris, P.B. Harris, Harrison, 
Harvin, B.H. Harwell, Haskins, J. Hines, J.H. Hodges, D.N. Holt, W.S. Houck, 
T.E. Huff, H.G. Hutson, Inabinett, M.F. Jaskwhich, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, 
Kennedy, W.D. Keyserling, M.H. Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Koon, Lanford, Law, 
Littlejohn, C.V. Marchbanks, L.M. Martin, J.G. Mattos, J.G. McAbee, McCraw, 
J.T. McElveen, McKay, M. McLeod, McMahand, D.E. McTeer, Meacham, Moody-Lawrence, 
J.H. Neal, Neilson, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Richardson, Riser, Robinson, 
I.K. Rudnick, Scott, Sharpe, Sheheen, J.S. Shissias, Simrill, R. Smith, 
D. Smith, J.J. Snow, Spearman, Stille, E.C. Stoddard, C.H. Stone, Stuart, 
C.L. Sturkie, P.H. Thomas, Townsend, Trotter, J.W. Tucker, Vaughn, C.Y. Waites, 
D.C. Waldrop, Walker, C.C. Wells, L.S. Whipper, J.M. White, Wilder, J.B. Wilder, 
Wilkes, Wilkins, D. Williams, Witherspoon, S.S. Wofford, H.G. Worley, 
D.A. Wright, Young-Brickell and R.M. Young
 A Concurrent Resolution expressing sympathy from the members of the General
 Assembly to the friends and family of C. Heyward Belser of Columbia, former
 Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who died Thursday, March 3, 1994.

   03/08/94  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-1
   03/09/94  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-3

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF C. HEYWARD BELSER OF COLUMBIA, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, WHO DIED THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1994.

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly were saddened to learn of the death of Columbia attorney, C. Heyward Belser on Thursday, March 3, 1994; and

Whereas, the death of this most distinguished statesman brings to a close the career of one of South Carolina's most distinguished figures in state politics; and

Whereas, during his Chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee, he was instrumental in getting the South Carolina Constitution extensively revised; and

Whereas, Mr. Belser is the grandson of the late Duncan Clinch Heyward, Governor of South Carolina from 1903 to 1907; and

Whereas, Mr. Belser was also a gifted tennis player, playing competitively all his life and was a member of the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame with a string of titles in singles and doubles competition, too numerous to mention; and

Whereas, Mr. Belser was educated in the Columbia public schools and graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina; and

Whereas, he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of South Carolina's master degree program and received his law degree from Yale University; and

Whereas, during World War II Mr. Belser served as a pilot in the India-China-Burma theater and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross; and

Whereas, after the war, Mr. Belser practiced law in New York and Washington, D.C.; he returned to Columbia to establish and become the Senior Partner of Belser, Baker, Barwick, Ravenel, Toal and Bender; and

Whereas, in 1985 Heyward Belser joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Companion Corporation as Senior Vice President and General Counsel; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly and all those with whom he came in contact will miss his standards of excellence, his brilliant insight, his courtesy, and his humor; and

Whereas, it is with great sadness that the career of such an extraordinary individual has come to a close, but due to his unselfish dedication to his State, he has ensured that generations to come will benefit from the work he has so diligently crafted. Now, therefore,

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

That the members of the General Assembly extend their sympathy to the friends and family of C. Heyward Belser of Columbia, former Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who died Thursday, March 3, 1994.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to his wife, Shelvie Culbreth Belser.