A concurrent RESOLUTION

 

TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE BRIDGE IN THE TOWN OF WHITMIRE THAT CROSSES THE CSX RAILROAD TRACK ALONG SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 72 "CAROL THOMAS MEMORIAL BRIDGE" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS LOCATION CONTAINING THE DESIGNATION.

 

Whereas, the Honorable Carol Thomas was born in Newberry County on March 13, 1950, and died on January 23, 2018. He was the son of the late Charles Doward and Anne Mae Robertson Thomas; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Thomas had a distinguished career as a public servant that included chief of the Whitmire Fire Department, member of the Newberry County Board of Rural Fire Control, Mayor Pro Tempore of Whitmire, and member of the Whitmire Town Council; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Thomas also was a successful businessman who worked as market manager of Winn Dixie for thirty-five years, owned Thomas Grocery and Grill for eleven years, was store manager of Piggly Wiggly of Whitmire for a number of years, and took ownership of the store in 2006; and

 

Whereas, a devout Christian, he was a faithful member of Whitmire Pentecostal Holiness Church; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife of thirty-eight years, Betty Thomas, their two sons, and a host of other relatives and friends; and

 

Whereas, it would be only fitting and proper to pay tribute to this son of South Carolina by naming a highway facility in the town of Whitmire 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 bridge in the town of Whitmire that crosses the CSX Railroad track along South Carolina Highway 72 "Carol Thomas Memorial Bridge" and erect appropriate markers or signs at this location containing the designation.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation and presented to the family of the Honorable Carol Thomas.

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