South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012
H. 4378
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Sabb, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G.A.Brown, H.B.Brown, R.L.Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Cooper, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H.Neal, J.M.Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, J.R.Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 982
Introduced in the House on June 21, 2011
Adopted by the House on June 21, 2011
Summary: Pearl R. Brown
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
6/21/2011HouseIntroduced and adopted (House Journalpage15)
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
6/21/2011
AHOUSE RESOLUTION
TO HONORPEARL R. BROWN, WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY TREASURER, ON HER RETIREMENT, TO THANK HER FOR HER MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PALMETTO STATE, AND TO WISH HERMUCH FULFILLMENT AND SUCCESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, having served her State with excellence for many years, Pearl R. Brown will soon be retiring from her post as Williamsburg County treasurer; and
Whereas, born in Williamsburg County to Beatrice Robinson andthe late James Wallace Robinson, Pearl R. Brown studied business administration at Denmark Technical College and Francis Marion College. In further preparation for her career, Mrs. Brown graduated from the South Carolina Association of Counties Institute and Leadership South Carolina; and
Whereas, in 1982, she was elected treasurer of Williamsburg County, and she has won reelection for six consecutive terms.Pearl Brownhas the distinction of being the first AfricanAmerican to serve as a county treasurerin the Palmetto State since Reconstruction and is the first AfricanAmerican female to hold a countywide elected office in Williamsburg County; and
Whereas, prior to her election as Williamsburg County treasurer, she was the first AfricanAmerican hired as a fulltime employee with the Williamsburg CountyOffice of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, where she worked for fourteen years; and
Whereas, Pearl Brown strongly believes in personal involvement with her community. Her convictions have led her to serveas thepoliticalaction chairperson of her local NAACP unit and chief financial officer for the Bethesda Community Outreach Program, a communitybased program providing family assistance and a summerenrichment program for students kindergartenthrough junior high.She represents her community by serving onthe steering committee of the Williamsburg Enterprise Community Commission.In addition, she is currentlyserving as president of her high school alumni committee; and
Whereas, while meeting her own duties and responsibilities, she also finds time to assist her husband with hischarter bus company, Williamsburg Charters, LLC; and
Whereas, Mrs. Brown is a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church in Lake City, where she serves as chairperson of the council on ministries and is a certified lay speaker, as well as a former youth coordinator and former president of the United Methodist Women. She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Good Hope Chapter #269; and
Whereas, among the many honors she has received in her career, she counts among the highlights introducingformer President Bill Clinton on his visit to Kingstree; serving as a 1992 delegate to the Democratic National Convention and as a member of the1990 South Carolina Black Caucus Reapportionment Committee;and being recognized by the South Carolina Voter Education Project in appreciation for community services, as KingstreeLake City Delta Tau Zeta Woman of the Year, and as NAACP Citizen of the Year. She has also served as Williamsburg County chair for the American Heart Association; and
Whereas, married to Joseph Brown, Jr.,she and her husband raised one son, who has given his parents the joy of three grandchildren; and
Whereas, having earned the respect of all those who have had the privilege of working with her, Pearl Brownwill be remembered with affection and gratitude by colleagues and legislative friends for years to come. The House of Representatives trusts she will find great pleasure in the more relaxing pace of the days ahead. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, honor Pearl R. Brown, Williamsburg County treasurer, on her retirement, thank her for her many years of dedicated service to the Palmetto State, and wish hermuch fulfillment and success in all her future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Pearl R. Brown.
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