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H. 5415
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Sabb
Document Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1646ahb12.docx
Introduced in the House on June 19, 2012
Adopted by the House on June 19, 2012
Summary: Honorable Rudell M. Gamble
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6/19/2012 House Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 90)
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TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE RUDELL M. GAMBLE, PROBATE JUDGE FOR WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT FROM THE BENCH, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have learned that the Honorable Rudell M. Gamble will begin a well-deserved retirement after more than thirty-eight years of faithful and outstanding service to the citizens of the Palmetto State, the past twenty-four years as a probate judge; and
Whereas, born the youngest of seven children to Earl and Nancie Murray Moore, Rudell M. Gamble is the proud mother of one daughter, Keisha, and delighted grandmother of three; and
Whereas, in preparation for her career, she earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts at Morris College and in 1974 was employed by Williamsburg County Probate Court as a clerk. In 1976, she became associate judge and served in that position until 1988. In that same year, she was appointed probate judge for Williamsburg County by Governor Carroll Campbell, Jr., making her the first female African-American probate judge in the Palmetto State since Reconstruction; and
Whereas, because she believes strongly in active community involvement, Rudell M. Gamble is a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 260, NAACP, South Carolina Association of Probate Judges, Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Williamsburg County Chapter of the AARP (treasurer), and Foster Grandparent Advisory Board. She is also a notary public for South Carolina; and
Whereas, a graduate of Williamsburg County Leadership 2002, she also attended the prestigious National College of Probate Judges (1989) and the Institute of Government for County Officials (1997); and
Whereas, as a woman of faith, she serves her God as a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Greeleyville, where she sings in the choir and participates in the trustee ministry; and
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the legacy of leadership the Honorable Rudell M. Gamble has bestowed on Williamsburg County and appreciates the long and enduring guidance she has given to the citizens of the Palmetto State. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and commend the Honorable Rudell M. Gamble, probate judge for Williamsburg County, upon the occasion of her retirement from the bench, and wish her continued success and happiness in all her future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to the Honorable Rudell M. Gamble.
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