1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 116th Session, 2005-2006 3 4 H. 3231 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Rep. Allen 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2153sj05.doc 11 12 Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005 13 Adopted by the House on January 11, 2005 14 15 Summary: Bobby D. Burch 16 17 18 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 19 20 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 21 1/11/2005 House Introduced and adopted HJ-150 22 23 24 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 25 26 1/11/2005 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE MR. BOBBY D. BURCH OF GREENVILLE 12 COUNTY FOR HIS TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY, TO 13 COMMEND HIM FOR THE COUNTLESS WAYS THAT HE 14 HAS IMPROVED HIS COMMUNITY, AND TO WISH HIM 15 MUCH SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN HIS FUTURE 16 ENDEAVORS. 17 18 Whereas, Bobby D. Burch was born and spent his formative years 19 in Durham, North Carolina, graduating from Hillside High School 20 in 1959, and he went on to earn a degree in Management from 21 Greenville Technical College; and 22 23 Whereas, Mr. Burch has enjoyed a happy marriage to Crystal 24 Davis Burch for the past forty-one years and is the proud parent of 25 two wonderful daughters, Janice and Jamila. With the help of God 26 and his wife, he provided for both daughters’ college educations 27 without incurring any debt; and 28 29 Whereas, he began his career by serving in the United States Air 30 Force, traveling abroad for four years. He then worked diligently 31 in the United States Postal Service, retiring after twenty-six years. 32 He was also employed at Christ Church Episcopal School as 33 Coordinator of Community Outreach and Diversity for twelve 34 years; and 35 36 Whereas, Mr. Burch is a much admired member of the community 37 who has worked to strengthen Greenville County through his 38 extensive civic contributions; and 39 40 Whereas, he has been a PTA Official at various Greenville County 41 Schools for fifteen years, a PTSA President at Southside High 42 School for three years, a Girl Scout Co-leader for eighteen years,

1 [3231] 1 1 involved with the Phillis Wheatley Repertoire Theatre for Youth 2 for twenty-two years, on the Greenville County Recreation 3 Commission for fifteen years, on the Greenville County Foster 4 Care Review Board for eleven years, and a Big Brother/Big Sister 5 of Phillis Wheatley for eleven years; and 6 7 Whereas, Mr. Burch served as President of the Greater Pleasant 8 Valley Community Organization from 1996 to 2003, where he was 9 able to secure funding of over two million dollars for a new child 10 development center and a senior citizen/tutorial community 11 building in Greenville County; and 12 13 Whereas, Mr. Burch was among the individuals who successfully 14 petitioned the Greenville County Recreation Commission to spend 15 over two million dollars to build the Lakeside County Park; and 16 17 Whereas, a faithful member of John Wesley United Methodist 18 Church, Mr. Burch, with the help of his spouse, developed the 19 “Breakfast for the Homeless” ministry, and he also serves as 20 Secretary of the United Methodist Men and the Administrative 21 Council; and 22 23 Whereas, Mr. Burch courageously has fought a battle with cancer 24 for over three years, and with the help of God and his many friends 25 throughout Greenville County, has triumphed over the too often 26 tragic disease; and 27 28 Whereas, it is with great pleasure and admiration that the members 29 of the House of Representatives recognize Mr. Bobby D. Burch for 30 the positive example he has set in his community. Now, therefore, 31 32 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 33 34 That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of 35 South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize Mr. Bobby D. Burch 36 of Greenville County for his triumph over adversity, commend him 37 for the countless way that he has improved his community, and 38 wish him success and happiness in his future endeavors. 39 40 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 41 Mr. Bobby D. Burch. 42 ----XX---- 43

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