South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014
H. 5025
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Pitts, Willis, Anthony, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G.A.Brown, R.L.Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, H.A.Crawford, K.R.Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M.S.McLeod, W.J.McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, R.L.Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, J.R.Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams and Wood
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\29985ab14.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 5095
Introduced in the House on April 1, 2014
Introduced in the Senate on April 1, 2014
Adopted by the General Assembly on April 1, 2014
Summary: George Lewis Compton
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
4/1/2014 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate (House Journalpage33)
4/1/2014 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (Senate Journalpage9)
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
4/1/2014
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR GEORGE LEWIS COMPTON OF LAURENS COUNTY FOR HIS SUCCESS AND SKILL AS A BASS FISHERMAN AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR WINNING THE 2014 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE BASS FEDERATION/FORREST L. WOOD HIGH SCHOOL OPEN.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly were pleased to learn that George Lewis Compton won the Bass Federation/Forrest L. Wood (TBF/FLW) High School Open State Championship on March 9, 2014, on scenic Lake Russell; and
Whereas, George Compton and his fishing teammate, Hunter Bond, both sophomores at Laurens District High School (LDHS), were the highest finishing team from South Carolina, bagging four fish bags that weighed nine pounds and nine ounces total; and
Whereas, the ComptonBond team used a Carolina rig to catch the bulk of their fish during the tournament, but the rugged weather changes required all the anglers to stay focused all day; and
Whereas, with both of the top two teams bagging four live fish totaling the exact same weight, the ComptonBond team tied with Connor Giella and Zach Battle of Augusta, Georgia, which led to a registration date tiebreaker to determine the overall champions and a win for the Georgia team. Both teams shared the Booyah Big Bag award, which goes to the team with the largest sack of fish each day at the tournament, and oneyear subscriptions to Fishidy; and
Whereas, the top ten teams will represent their respective schools at the Southeastern Conference Regional Championship and vie for a berth in the TBF/FLW Outdoors High School National Championship and a $10,000 scholarship prize; and
Whereas, successful in the classroom as well as on the lake, George Compton is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and the Beta Club, and he was a 9th Grade Academic Top Ten; and
Whereas, he is also a member of the LDHS baseball team, fishing team, orchestra, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; and
Whereas, as well as fishing, he enjoys hunting, historical reading, the study of the Civil War and World War II, and photography; and
Whereas, he is a member of First Baptist Church of Laurens where he participates in the Youth Choir; and
Whereas, FLW Outdoors is the sanctioning organization for a series of sport fishing tournament tours, and the organization’s initials are taken from Forrest L. Wood, the founder of Ranger Boats and developer of the Ranger fishing boat; and
Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly appreciates the standard of excellence set by George Compton and looks to hear of his continued success in the day ahead. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor George Lewis Compton of Laurens County for his success and skill as a bass fisherman and congratulate him for winning the 2014 South Carolina State Championship of The Bass Fisherman/Forrest L. Wood High School Open.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to George Lewis Compton.
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