Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4867 Primary Sponsor:Cato Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Wood, John Date Bill Passed both Bodies:May 21, 1992 Computer Document Number:DKA/3954.AL Introduced Date:May 20, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:May 21, 1992 Last History Type:Received from Senate Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cato M.O. Alexander Anderson Baker Clyborne Fair Haskins Jaskwhich Manly Mattos Vaughn Wilkins Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 4867 House May 21, 1992 Received from Senate 4867 Senate May 20, 1992 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence 4867 House May 20, 1992 Introduced, adopted, sent to SenateView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO EXPRESS SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE, JOHN WOOD OF TIGERVILLE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY.
Whereas, John Wood was a lifelong resident of Tigerville in Greenville County, born on May 31, 1906; and
Whereas, Mr. Wood graduated from North Greenville Academy and Furman University; and
Whereas, he served in World War II in the Army Air Force Technical Training Command and Engineers in the China, Burma, and India theater; and
Whereas, he also served as a Civil Service career officer, working with the Veteran's Administration after the war; and
Whereas, Mr. Wood was the principal and superintendent of Landrum High School for ten years; and
Whereas, he also taught at Blue Ridge High School, where he was awarded the Star Teacher Award; and
Whereas, Mr. Wood was elected to the House of Representatives to represent District 17 of Greenville County; and
Whereas, in 1980, he retired from the House after three terms; and
Whereas, during his tenure in the House of Representatives, he was a member of the Crime Study Committee and the House Democratic Majority Coordinating Committee; and
Whereas, Mr. Wood was called the father of the victim's restitution law which allows victims to receive restitution for their property from convicted criminals; and
Whereas, Mr. Wood was a conservative but honest man and a very strong representative of his constituents; and
Whereas, Mr. Wood was active in other activities and at age eighty-five had lived a full life. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly express their sympathy to the family of their former colleague, John Wood of Tigerville.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. Wood's family.