H*5221 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H*5221 Concurrent Resolution, By Cave, Campsen and Rhoad
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE DR. HENRY LUCIUS LAFITTE OF ALLENDALE FOR
HIS FIFTY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING, DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF ALLENDALE
COUNTY AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
06/02/98 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-192
06/02/98 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-28
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE DR. HENRY LUCIUS LAFFITTE OF
ALLENDALE FOR HIS FIFTY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING,
DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF ALLENDALE
COUNTY AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
Whereas, Dr. Henry Lucius Laffitte of Allendale was born in Estill
in 1923 to the late M. Tucker and Elizabeth Lucius Laffitte; and
Whereas, after graduating from the University of South Carolina in
1944 and the Medical University of South Carolina in 1947, Dr.
Laffitte began practicing medicine in Allendale County in 1948; and
Whereas, in 1949 he married Ann Cassels of Allendale, and they
were blessed with four children; and
Whereas, Dr. Laffitte has been on the medical staff of the Allendale
County Hospital since it opened in 1950, and he has served as the
Chief of Staff for several terms; and
Whereas, throughout his medical career, Dr. Laffitte has received
numerous awards for his devoted and dedicated service to the citizens
of Allendale County; and
Whereas, among his numerous awards, he received the Allendale
County March of Dimes Service to Humanity Award in 1983 for
delivering more than three thousand babies in Allendale County since
beginning his practice, and in 1987 the South Carolina Chapter of the
American Academy of Family Physicians named Dr. Laffitte the
Family Physician of the Year; and
Whereas, Dr. Laffitte has been a member of the South Carolina State
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation since its inception in 1957;
the department awarded him with a Citation for Meritorious Service,
Loyalty, and Devotion to the Cause of Handicapped Citizens,
dedicated its staff development room in his honor; and honored him
by naming its new building in Beaufort, the H. Lucius Laffitte
Building; and
Whereas, Dr. Laffitte has been an active member and deacon in the
First Baptist Church of Allendale and for decades has been a leader
in the community bettering the lives and health of the citizens of
Allendale County; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are pleased to have
this opportunity to recognize Dr. Henry Lucius Laffitte, an exemplary
citizen and outstanding medical doctor. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution,
recognize Dr. Henry Lucuis Laffitte of Allendale for his fifty years
of outstanding, dedicated service to the citizens of Allendale County
and the medical community.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
Dr. Henry Lucius Laffitte.
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