1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 115th Session, 2003-2004 3 4 H. 4808 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Rep. Neilson 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7112ahb04.doc 11 12 Introduced in the House on February 19, 2004 13 Introduced in the Senate on February 19, 2004 14 Adopted by the General Assembly on February 19, 2004 15 16 Summary: Dr. C. Morrison Farish 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 2/19/2004 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-16 23 2/19/2004 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-10 24 25 26 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 27 28 2/19/2004 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND DR. C. MORRISON 12 FARISH OF DARLINGTON COUNTY FOR OVER TWENTY 13 YEARS OF DEDICATION TO PEDIATRIC MEDICINE IN THE 14 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO WISH HIM MUCH 15 SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS AS HE CONTINUES TO 16 PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO CHILDREN IN THE PEE DEE 17 AREA. 18 19 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly 20 are pleased to recognize Dr. Morrison Farish of Darlington County 21 for his lifetime of commitment to the care of children; and 22 23 Whereas, Dr. Farish was born in Columbia in 1946, graduated 24 from Ann Arbor High School in Michigan in three years, and 25 earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Bacteriology and 26 Masters Degree in Public Health from The University of North 27 Carolina at Chapel Hill; and 28 29 Whereas, he received his medical degree from the Medical 30 University of South Carolina in 1974 and completed his internship 31 there in 1975; and 32 33 Whereas, after completing a two-year residency at Oklahoma 34 Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dr. Farish 35 became Board Certified in Pediatrics in June of 1979; and 36 37 Whereas, returning to his native South Carolina, Dr. Farish joined 38 a medical group whose pediatric practice he would later buy out to 39 establish his own office. He began the practice with only 200 40 patients and soon recruited Dr. Richard F. Davis of California to 41 join him in concentrating on providing medical care to children; 42 and

1 [4808] 1 1 2 Whereas, the practice flourished, becoming known as Eastern 3 Carolina Pediatric Associates in the 1990s, and growing to include 4 four additional pediatricians and a pediatric nurse practitioner; and 5 6 Whereas, Eastern Carolina Pediatric Associates, under his loving 7 leadership is now home to over 30,000 patients from nine counties; 8 and 9 10 Whereas, Dr. Farish has never hesitated to contribute selflessly to 11 his profession and his community; and 12 13 Whereas, he is a frequent lecturer and writer on pediatric issues as 14 well as handgun safety, is an active member in numerous 15 professional associations including the Academy of Pediatrics, the 16 American College of Sports Medicine, and the South Carolina 17 Medical Association; and 18 19 Whereas, he served as President of the South Carolina Chapter of 20 the American Academy of Pediatrics from 1998 to 2000, was the 21 Team Physician for the University of Oklahoma football team, St. 22 John’s High School football team, and American Legion Baseball, 23 serves as President of the Private Pediatric Practice, and as an 24 outstanding Assistant Scout Master to Boy Scout Troop 504; and 25 26 Whereas, the devoted husband of over thirty years to wife Luanne, 27 his dedication to children and loving nature serve him well as 28 father to twin sons Cameron and Geoffrey and daughter Amanda 29 and grandfather of two with one on the way; and 30 31 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly 32 are proud to recognize Dr. Morrison Farish for his professional 33 excellence, dedication, and service to children. Now, therefore, 34 35 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 36 concurring: 37 38 That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly 39 recognize and commend Dr. C. Morrison Farish of Darlington for 40 over twenty years of dedication to pediatric medicine in the State 41 of South Carolina and wish him much success and happiness as he 42 continues to provide medical care to children in the Pee Dee area. 43

1 [4808] 2 1 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 2 Dr. C. Morrison Farish of Darlington. 3 ----XX---- 4

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