South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 5151


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    5151
Type of Legislation:            House Resolution HR
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980514
Primary Sponsor:                Bailey 
All Sponsors:                   Bailey 
Drafted Document Number:        pt\1960jm.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980514
Subject:                        Teretha "Terry"
                                Lemon-Lincoln, Resolutions

History

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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House   19980514  Introduced, adopted


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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

EXPRESSING SORROW AT THE DEATH OF TERETHA "TERRY" LEMON-LINCOLN OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, IN WHOSE MEMORY A FLAG POLE AND PERMANENT PLAQUE WILL BE DEDICATED BY THE TRI-COUNTY COMMISSION ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ON MAY 22, 1998, AND EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO MS. LEMON-LINCOLN'S FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.

Whereas, Teretha "Terry" Lemon-Lincoln of Dorchester County died January 19, 1997, at the age of forty-five; and

Whereas, Ms. Lemon-Lincoln was born in St. George and graduated from Williams Memorial High School in 1969; she received a B.A. Degree in Communication/Speech Education from Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a Masters in Education Degree from South Carolina State University; she pursued additional studies at the University of Southern California in public administration and was a Master Certified Counselor; and

Whereas, she was employed by the Tri-County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCCADA), where she directed Adolescent Treatment at William J. McCord Adolescent Treatment Center; she worked as a School Intervention Counselor and Pretrial Intervention Specialist for the Charleston County Substance Abuse Commission from 1980 to 1984; she was a Job Development and Education Specialist for the Westside Rehabilitation Project in Chicago from 1980 to 1983 and was Director of Recruitment and a Cooperative Education Counselor at Shaw University from 1973 to 1978; and

Whereas, on November 12, 1984, the TCCADA employed Terry Lemon-Lincoln; she developed contracts with eleven public school districts and developed a School Intervention Program that impacted more than three hundred children annually; because of Ms. Lemon-Lincoln's professionalism, dedication, and commitment, the TCCADA's intervention programs were selected as the best in the Palmetto State by the South Carolina Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in 1986, 1990, and 1991; in 1992, the Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse approved a TCCADA plan to construct and develop an inpatient adolescent treatment program for South Carolina; Ms. Lemon-Lincoln was instrumental in the development and implementation of this historic program; and in 1993 Ms. Lemon-Lincoln was named Director of the William J. McCord Adolescent Treatment Facility; and

Whereas, in early 1997 Ms. Lemon-Lincoln's physical health had deteriorated to a point that she had become disabled; during her thirteen-year tenure in the TCCADA, Ms. Lemon-Lincoln assisted thousands of children and their families; through her efforts, South Carolina children and their families, who have problems with alcohol and drugs, have a place to seek recovery; and

Whereas, the benchmarks achieved during Ms. Lemon-Lincoln's tenure with the TCCADA include the following: (1) in November 1984, she became Coordinator of the School Intervention Program; (2) in October 1988, she assumed the title of Coordinator of Outpatient Services; (3) in September 1990, she became Director of Adolescent Services; and (4) in October 1993, she was named Director of the William J. McCord Adolescent Treatment Facility; and

Whereas, the Board of Directors of the TCCADA recently voted unanimously to erect and dedicate a flag pole and permanent plaque in memory of Ms. Lemon-Lincoln; the dedication is planned for May 22, 1998, on the grounds of the McCord Center; and

Whereas, Ms. Lemon-Lincoln was an active and devoted member of St. Mark Baptist Church, where she served in the Senior Choir, as Vice President of the G. Britt Choir, and as a member of the Pastor's Aide and Willing Workers Club; and

Whereas, Terry Lemon-Lincoln was an immensely talented individual; she was respected, admired, and loved by all who knew her; she gave most generously of her time, talents, energy, and resources so that others could have a better life; her death has saddened countless persons, and her presence, her kindness, her abilities, and her service to the community will be great missed. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, expresses sorrow at the death of Teretha "Terry" Lemon-Lincoln of Dorchester County, in whose memory a flag pole and permanent plaque will be dedicated by the Tri-County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse on May 22, 1998, and extends deepest sympathy to Ms. Lemon-Lincoln's family and her many friends.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the family of Ms. Teretha "Terry" Lemon-Lincoln.

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