H*5114 Resolution, By Wilkins, Haskins, Allen, Allison, Altman, Askins, Bailey, 
Bales, Barfield, Barrett, Battle, Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, 
J. Brown, T. Brown, Campsen, Canty, Carnell, Cato, Chellis, Clyburn, 
Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, 
Emory, Fleming, Frye, Gamble, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hamilton, Harrell, 
Harris, Harrison, Harvin, Hawkins, Hayes, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, 
Howard, Huggins, Inabinett, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Kirsh, Klauber, 
Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, 
Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Maddox, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McKay, M. McLeod, W. McLeod, 
Meacham-Richardson, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, 
Parks, Perry, Phillips, Pinckney, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers, 
Rutherford, Sandifer, Scott, Seithel, Sharpe, Sheheen, Simrill, F. Smith, 
J. Smith, R. Smith, D. Smith, Stille, Stuart, Taylor, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, 
Vaughn, Walker, Webb, Whatley, Whipper, Wilder, Wilkes, Witherspoon, Woodrum and 
Young-Brickell
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND THANKING THE HONORABLE WILLIE B. MCMAHAND,
 SR., OF GREENVILLE COUNTY, OUR FRIEND AND DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE, FOR HIS
 EIGHT YEARS OF DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF
 REPRESENTATIVES.

   05/23/00  House  Introduced and adopted HJ-44

COMMENDING AND THANKING THE HONORABLE WILLIE B. MCMAHAND, SR., OF GREENVILLE COUNTY, OUR FRIEND AND DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE, FOR HIS EIGHT YEARS OF DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Whereas, The Honorable Willie B. McMahand, Sr., of Greenville County, has, with exemplary devotion to duty, represented the citizens of District Number 25 in the House of Representatives for the past eight years; and

Whereas, Representative McMahand is retiring from service in the House this year; and

Whereas, he has rendered outstanding service as a member of the Education and Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives; and

Whereas, he is the esteemed pastor of Flat Rock Baptist Church of Greenville County and has served as pastor of several other churches in the upper piedmont section of South Carolina for the past many years; he has received the "David Livingston Missionary Award," the Cooperative Minister's Award, and the A.T. Eaddy Award from Morris College and has been named to Who's Who in the South and Southwest by the Marquis Publication Board for 1991-92; he was chosen "1998 Legislator of the Year" by the South Carolina School Board Association and received the Order of the Palmetto from Governor Hodges; and

Whereas, he is service-oriented and has been devoted to his duties as a member of the General Assembly; he has guided his colleagues through many difficult and complicated issues during his eight years of service in the House, and he has been our true friend. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, commend and thank The Honorable Willie B. McMahand, Sr., of Greenville County, our friend and distinguished colleague, for his eight years of devoted public service as a member of the House of Representatives.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Representative McMahand.