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TO CONGRATULATE RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL BEN W. LEGARE, JR., THE CITADEL'S DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT, TO COMMEND AND THANK HIM FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AS A LEGISLATIVE LIAISON, AND TO WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, it is with great pleasure that the South Carolina House of Representatives honors those individuals who give tirelessly of themselves in furtherance of this great State; and
Whereas, Lieutenant Colonel Ben W. Legare, Jr., retiring Director of Government and Community Affairs for The Citadel, stands among their number as an outstanding public servant, one who will be missed in his role as legislative liaison for The Citadel, an office he has filled admirably for so many years; and
Whereas, in preparation for his life's work, Lieutenant Colonel Legare earned his bachelor's degree at The Citadel and his master's degree at Georgia State University; and
Whereas, a career military man, he served for twenty years in the United States Army in assignments that took him from Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Hawaii to Germany and Vietnam, gaining experience and skill in leadership that he would continue to put to good use in his labors on behalf of The Citadel; and
Whereas, in 1982, Lieutenant Colonel Legare returned to The Citadel as Public Relations Officer and represented the college to both the media and the State House. In the early 1990's, he began to devote his entire attention to the legislature; and
Whereas, he and his wife, Susan Gough Legare, raised a daughter, Kelly Legare Augenstein, and a son, Ben W. Legare III, with whom they enjoy annual extended-family gatherings at a beach house on the Isle of Palms; and
Whereas, during Lieutenant Colonel Legare's well-earned retirement, the House of Representatives hopes he will find himself more frequently on the golf course, enjoying his ten-handicap at the Country Club of Charleston; and
Whereas, having made his mark and set the bar of achievement extraordinarily high as legislative liaison for his college, Lieutenant Colonel Ben W. Legare, Jr., will be remembered with admiration, affection, and gratitude by both Citadel colleagues and legislative friends for years to come. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate retired Lieutenant Colonel Ben W. Legare, Jr., The Citadel's Director of Government and Community Affairs, upon the occasion of his retirement, commend and thank him for his many years of dedicated service as a legislative liaison, and wish him much happiness and fulfillment in all his future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Lieutenant Colonel Ben W. Legare, Jr.
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