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Bill 745

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      745
Type of Legislation:              Senate Resolution SR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010606
Primary Sponsor:                  Hutto
All Sponsors:                     Hutto, Pinckney and Matthews
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\dka\4554mm01.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20010606
Subject:                          The Honorable Rufus E. Ferguson, 
                                  Resolutions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  20010606  Introduced, adopted


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EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO THE HONORABLE RUFUS E. FERGUSON, SUMMARY COURT JUDGE FOR ALLENDALE COUNTY, FOR HIS MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BENCH UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT.

Whereas, the Honorable Rufus E. Ferguson, Summary Court Judge for Allendale County, retires June 30, 2001, after more than twenty-five years serving the citizens of that county and this State; and

Whereas, he also steps down after serving as Chief Magistrate for almost ten years; and

Whereas, his public service began as Town Councilman, from which position he resigned to take the bench in 1975; and

Whereas, even before that he served his country, winning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star in the Korean Conflict; and

Whereas, he used his Business Education degree from Allen University to successfully own and operate a Shell Service Station and, more recently, the Greyhound bus station; and

Whereas, Judge Ferguson is a member of the State Summary Court Judges Association, VFW Post 7607 in Fairfax, American Legion Post 0172, and Disabled Veterans; and

Whereas, he is dedicated to his church, Nazarene Baptist Church, and to his loving wife and two children. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the Senate express the gratitude of the State of South Carolina to the Honorable Rufus E. Ferguson, Summary Court Judge for Allendale County, for his more than twenty-five years of service on the bench upon the occasion of his retirement.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Judge Ferguson.

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