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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator M.B. Matthews
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Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: Captain Jerome Jones Intersection
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/12/2018 Senate Prefiled
12/12/2018 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
1/8/2019 Senate Introduced (Senate Journal-page 140)
1/8/2019 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 140)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 178 AND COUNTY ROAD S-18-54 IN SAINT GEORGE "CAPTAIN JEROME JONES INTERSECTION" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS LOCATION CONTAINING THIS DESIGNATION.
Whereas, Captain Jerome Jones was born on March 27, 1949 to Frank and Bessie Robinson Jones and was raised in the Reevesville and Shady Grove community in Dorchester County. He graduated from Williams Memorial High School; attended Manpower Development Center, where he received a certificate in auto body repairs; and attended Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, where he majored in engineering drafting; and
Whereas, a decorated veteran, Jerome served in the United States Army on a two-year tour of duty in the United States and Vietnam. He received a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze SVC Star, 2 O/S Bars, Sharpshooter (Rifle) Medal, Bronze Star Medal, and Combat Infantryman's Badge; and
Whereas, with a decades-long career in law enforcement, Jerome has worked for both the Florence County Sheriff's Department and the Dorchester County Sheriff's Department and has served as Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain. He is currently the supervisor over the judicial service division, where he supervises court security, the warrants division, and the civil process division personnel; and
Whereas, Jerome also worked for the Charleston Plywood Company, for the Pepsi Cola Company as a truck driver, for Manpower Development Center as an auto body mechanic instructor, and for A.L. Williams Insurance Company as an agent; and
Whereas, an active member of his community, Jerome has served as Trustee Board Chairman and founder of the Ceasar Wolfe Welcome Center for Shady Grove Campground, member of Disabled Veterans of America, and member and organizer for Shady Grove Community Park. He also mows lawns for the elderly and shares Sunday meals with homebound senior citizens; and
Whereas, throughout his career, Jerome has received a number of awards, including the 2016 Law Enforcement of the Year Award and the United Negro College Fund, Inc. Distinguished Leadership Award; and
Whereas, a man of faith, he is a devout member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church, where he has served as Trustee Board Chairman, Financial Board Chairman, and member of United Methodist Men; and
Whereas, a community servant and leader, Jerome Jones is dependable, honest, loyal, and dedicated. He serves as an inspiration to everyone who meets him, and it would be fitting and proper to pay tribute to the accomplishments of this son of South Carolina by naming an intersection in Saint George in his honor. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request that the Department of Transportation name the intersection of Highway 178 and County Road S-18-54 in Saint George "Captain Jerome Jones Intersection" and erect appropriate markers or signs at this location containing this designation.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.
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