A senate RESOLUTION

 

TO CONGRATULATE Stormy Snow Graham Sr. ON THE OCCASION OF HIS Ninetieth BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to learn that Stormy Snow Graham Sr. will celebrate this important milestone on February 6, 2026; and

 

Whereas, a native of Kingstree, Mr. Graham was born on February 6, 1936, to parents Snow Graham and Hattie Scott Graham. He is a graduate of Williamsburg public schools; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Graham worked as a certified barber at West End Barber Shop from 1963 to 2018. A carpenter and mason, he owned his own business, Stormy's Concrete Finisher. He used his talents to build rooms and brick a house for his family; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Graham retired from the South Carilina Department of Public Transportation after thirty-two years of dedicated service. He served as Chairman of the Board of the South Carolina State Highway Department, which funded the paving of different roads throughout Williamsburg County; and

 

Whereas, over the years, Mr. Graham has received a number of honors and awards, including the Key to the City of Kingstree, the Trailblazer Award from the School of the Great Commission Theological Seminary, the "Sunday Down South" Legendary Gospel Singer Award, and numerous other awards from the South Carolina Department of Transportation, Sandridge Believers Holiness Church, Believers Holiness Convention, and the Snow and Hattie Scott Graham Family reunions; and

 

Whereas, a devout Christian, he is a member of Sandridge Believers Holiness Church, where he serves on the Executive, Trustee, and Deacon Board and plays lead guitar; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Graham was married to the late Mary Alice "Sue" Barr Graham, and together they had six children, Edna, Baby, Barbara Ann (Jerry) Knightner, Mary Louise (Elder Louis Jr.) Green, Sandy LaWanda Graham, Commander Sergeant Major Stormy Snow Graham Jr.; ten grandchildren, Kyle and Kayla Knightner, Louis Jermell, Me'Lisa, Shanice Marie, Corey Emmanuel Stormy Green, Zoe and Ryelle McRae, Desmond Stormy and Terique Graham; three great-grandsons, Taurean Nasir Green, Landon, and Aiden Knightner; and six great-granddaughters, Khloe, Bella, DeAnna, Amelia, and Kimora Knightner, and Safiyah Grace King; and

 

Whereas, in his free time, he enjoys poetry and rhyming, wearing his fancy cowboy hats and attire, and hanging out with "The Men's Crew" at the McDonald's in Kingstree; and

 

Whereas, the South Carolina Senate takes great pleasure in honoring this son of South Carolina at the celebration of his ninetieth birthday and is pleased to join with his family and friends in congratulating him.  Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the Senate:

 

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Stormy Snow Graham Sr. on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday and wish him a joyous birthday celebration and much happiness in the days ahead.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Stormy Snow Graham Sr.

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