S*1367 Session 113 (1999-2000)
S*1367 Resolution, By Setzler
A SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SORROW AT THE DEATH OF MR. DOLPHIS "JACKIE "
HALL OF LEXINGTON COUNTY, AND EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO MR. HALL'S FAMILY
AND MANY FRIENDS.
05/02/00 Senate Introduced and adopted SJ-8
A SENATE RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING SORROW AT THE DEATH OF MR. DOLPHIS " JACKIE " HALL OF LEXINGTON COUNTY, AND EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO MR. HALL'S FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
Whereas, Mr. Dolphis " Jackie " Hall of Lexington County died on April 17, 2000, at the age of eighty-seven; and
Whereas, Mr. Hall was born in Lexington County and attended the public schools of that county; at an early age he joined Bethel Methodist Church (now New Light United Methodist Church), where he had served as a trustee and Sunday School teacher; he was a member of the Jericho Lodge No. 74 in Swansea, was a retired farmer, and enjoyed caring for horses in his leisure time; and
Whereas, he was very active in community and civic matters; he served as an assistant school board trustee of District Four in Lexington County and was a key member of that district's school integration movement; he was also a member of the NAACP, serving as one of the original members of the First Branch of the Swansea Chapter of that association; and
Whereas, in 1932, Mr. Hall married Miss Inez Rumph, his loving wife of sixty-seven years, and to this blessed union were born nine children; and
Whereas, Jackie Hall was a pillar of his community; he was respected and admired by all who knew him; he was devoted to his family and to the church and will be greatly missed. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, express sorrow at the death of Mr. Dolphis " Jackie" Hall of Lexington County and extend deepest sympathy to his family and many friends.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. Hall's family.
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