<p> 1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 119th Session, 2011-2012 3 4 H. 3253 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Rep. CobbHunter 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5051cm11.docx 11 12 Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011 13 Introduced in the Senate on January 27, 2011 14 Adopted by the General Assembly on April 13, 2011 15 16 Summary: Dr. Thomas L. Moss 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 12/14/2010 House Prefiled 23 12/14/2010 House Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions 24 1/11/2011 House Introduced ( House Journalpage 101) 25 1/11/2011 House Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions (House 26 Journalpage 101) 27 1/26/2011 House Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial Resolutions (House 28 Journalpage 4) 29 1/27/2011 House Adopted, sent to Senate ( House Journalpage 37) 30 1/27/2011 Senate Introduced ( Senate Journalpage 19) 31 1/27/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation ( Senate Journalpage 19) 32 4/7/2011 Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation ( Senate Journalpage 15) 33 4/8/2011 Scrivener's error corrected 34 4/13/2011 Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence ( Senate Journalpage 30) 35 36 37 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 38 39 12/14/2010 40 1/26/2011 41 4/7/2011 42 4/8/2011 43 1 COMMITTEE REPORT 2 April 7, 2011 3 4 H. 3253 5 6 Introduced by Rep. CobbHunter 7 8 S. Printed 4/7/11--S. [SEC 4/8/11 4:02 PM] 9 Read the first time January 27, 2011. 10 11 12 THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION 13 To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3253) to 14 request that the Department of Transportation name the portion of 15 United States Highway 301 in Orangeburg County from its 16 intersection with Interstate Highway 26 to its intersection, etc., 17 respectfully 18 REPORT: 19 That they have duly and carefully considered the same and 20 recommend that the same do pass: 21 22 LAWRENCE K. GROOMS for Committee. 23 </p><p>[3253-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF 12 TRANSPORTATION NAME THE PORTION OF UNITED 13 STATES HIGHWAY 301 IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY FROM 14 ITS INTERSECTION WITH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 26 TO 15 ITS INTERSECTION WITH HOMESTEAD ROAD “DR. 16 THOMAS L. MOSS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY” AND ERECT 17 APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS 18 HIGHWAY THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS “DR. THOMAS L. 19 MOSS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY”. 20 21 Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly takes great pride 22 in recognizing those South Carolinians who give tirelessly of 23 themselves in furtherance of their individual communities and this 24 great State; and 25 26 Whereas, the late Dr. Thomas Moss was certainly one such 27 individual, as his life stands as a testament to all the good that 28 comes from the hard work, integrity, and diligence of one man; 29 and 30 31 Whereas, Dr. Moss was the son of the late Willie and Rosana Moss 32 and was a native of the Four Holes Community. There, he 33 attended Orangeburg County public schools and later attended 34 Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina, before he was drafted 35 into the United States Army to serve in the Korean War; and 36 37 Whereas, the loving husband of Gladys Moss, a retired educator, 38 Dr. Moss was the proud father of two children, Thomasina and 39 Andre; and 40</p><p>[3253] 3 1 Whereas, Dr. Moss served the citizens of this State for a number of 2 years as field representative for the South Carolina Office of U.S. 3 Senior Senator, the late Strom Thurmond; and 4 5 Whereas, dedicating his life to education and civil rights 6 advancement, Dr. Moss received countless honors for his 7 commitment to social causes in South Carolina. He received the 8 Freedom Fighter Award from the Orangeburg branch of the 9 NAACP, the United States Senate Loyal Service Award, and the 10 Order of Palmetto Award, among many others; and 11 12 Whereas, Dr. Moss helped to meet the needs of the people through 13 community, state, and national involvement, including an 14 affiliation with the Orangeburg/Bowman branch of the NAACP, 15 the Orangeburg BiRacial Committee, the OrangeburgCalhoun 16 Counties Area Committee for Economic Progress, and the 17 Advisory Committee of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission; and 18 19 Whereas, Dr. Moss’ legacy will live on in years to come through 20 the Thomas Moss Civic Leadership Award established in his 21 name; and 22 23 Whereas, a dedicated member of the Andrew Chapel Baptist 24 Church in Orangeburg County, Dr. Moss served as Chairman of 25 the Deacon’s Ministry; and 26 27 Whereas, it is fitting and proper to forever celebrate the legacy of 28 this outstanding son of South Carolina by having a portion of 29 United States Highway 301 in Orangeburg County named in his 30 honor. Now, therefore, 31 32 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 33 concurring: 34 35 That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South 36 Carolina request that the Department of Transportation name the 37 portion of United States Highway 301 in Orangeburg County from 38 its intersection with Interstate Highway 26 to its intersection with 39 Homestead Road “Dr. Thomas L. Moss Memorial Highway” and 40 erect appropriate markers or signs along this highway that contain 41 the words “Dr. Thomas L. Moss Memorial Highway”. 42</p><p>[3253] 4 1 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 2 the Department of Transportation. 3 XX 4</p><p>[3253] 5</p>