Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3116 Primary Sponsor:Richardson Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Graves, J. Wilton Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930113 Computer Document Number:BBM/9093JM.93 Introduced Date:19930113 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930113 Last History Type:Received from Senate Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Richardson M.O. Alexander T.C. Alexander Allison Anderson Askins G. Bailey J. Bailey Baker Barber Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland G. Brown H. Brown J. Brown Byrd Canty Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyborne Cobb-Hunter Cooper Corning Cromer Davenport Delleney Elliott Fair Farr Felder Fulmer Gamble Gonzales Govan Graham Hallman Harrell Harrelson J. Harris P. Harris Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Hines Hodges Holt Houck Huff Hutson Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Koon Lanford Law Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mattos McAbee McCraw McElveen McKay McLeod McMahand McTeer Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Riser Robinson Rogers Rudnick Scott Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill D. Smith R. Smith Snow Spearman Stille Stoddard Stone Stuart Sturkie Thomas Townsend Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waites Waldrop Walker Wells Whipper White D. Wilder J. Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright A. Young R. Young Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 3116 House 19930113 Received from Senate 3116 Senate 19930113 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence 3116 House 19930113 Introduced, adopted, sent to SenateView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
EXPRESSING THE SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE J. WILTON GRAVES OF BEAUFORT COUNTY, FORMER MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND EXTENDING SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
Whereas, the Honorable J. Wilton Graves of Bluffton has died at the age of seventy-seven; and
Whereas, he represented Beaufort County in the South Carolina House of Representatives for approximately twenty-four years and served on the State Highways and Public Transportation Commission for four years after leaving the General Assembly; and
Whereas, he was instrumental in persuading the State to provide ferry service between the mainland and Hilton Head Island in 1953 and to build the island's first bridge several years later; and
Whereas, he was an outstanding and devoted public servant who gave his time, talents, and energy without hesitation for the betterment of Beaufort County and the entire State of South Carolina and who will be greatly missed. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, express sorrow at the death of the Honorable J. Wilton Graves of Beaufort County, former member of the House of Representatives, and extend sympathy to his family and many friends.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the family of J. Wilton Graves.