Current Status Bill Number:955 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19980127 Primary Sponsor:Peeler All Sponsors:Peeler Drafted Document Number:pt\1641dw.98 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980129 Subject:J. Arthur "Bud" Bridges, Jr.; Resolutions
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19980129 Received from House House 19980128 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence Senate 19980127 Introduced, adopted, sent to HouseView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPON THE DEATH OF LONGTIME CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, J. ARTHUR "BUD" BRIDGES, JR., AND TO EXTEND DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly were deeply saddened to learn of the death of J. Arthur "Bud" Bridges, Jr., a native of Gaffney, on Saturday, January 17, 1998, at the age of sixty; and
Whereas, he was the son of the late Julius Arthur, Sr., and Ruby Gordon Bridges;
Whereas, "Bud" Bridges is survived by his wife, Jennie Phillips Bridges; two sons, Derek Todd Bridges of Gaffney and Lyle C. Bridges of the home; one foster son, Bobby Joe Wicker of Greenville; one niece reared in the home, Deborah Kiehl of Gaffney; two sisters, Betty Jean Childers and Elizabeth Gorski, both of Gaffney; and one brother, Charlie Gordon of Gaffney; and
Whereas, he received an undergraduate degree from Limestone College, attended Wofford College on a Beta Club scholarship, and continued his education at Winthrop, the University of South Carolina, and Duke University; and
Whereas, Mr. Bridges began his career as an English teacher at Blacksburg High School; in addition to being a certified teacher, he was also licensed as a social worker and in nursing home administration; and
Whereas, "Bud" Bridges served on the Cherokee County School Board for more than twenty years and was scheduled to be honored in February for his service by the South Carolina School Boards Association; and
Whereas, he was also chairman of the school board's curriculum committee; served on the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; former Chairman of the Cherokee County Health Council; former board member of Cherokee County Boys and Girls Club; former member of the Foster Care Board; served on advisory boards at Winthrop University and Pfeiffer College; and was a member of Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church; and
Whereas, Arthur "Bud" Bridges is perhaps best remembered for starting the Cherokee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board (DSN) in 1971 to serve handicapped individuals and was the facility's executive director until his retirement in 1995; and
Whereas, under his leadership, the facility grew from a staff of only three people and a budget of $23,000 to an annual budget of nearly $1.5 million in 1997; and
Whereas, Arthur "Bud" Bridges will be remembered for his dedication to helping people and improving the lives of children in Cherokee County; and
Whereas, he was a special friend and always on a mission to help someone else or a worthwhile cause -- for example, he took adults with special needs to dinner each Christmas and continued to stop by the DSN facility after his retirement to ensure that individual needs were being met; and
Whereas, his presence will be sorely missed by all those with whom he came in contact; and
Whereas, J. Arthur "Bud" Bridges, Jr. was a truly outstanding individual whose contributions to Cherokee County and the State of South Carolina will long be remembered and greatly valued. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina express profound sorrow upon the death of longtime Cherokee County Board Member, J. Arthur "Bud" Bridges, Jr., and to extend deepest sympathy to his family and many friends.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to his wife, Mrs. Jennie Phillips Bridges.