H 3788

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 3788
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A concurrent RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. DOUGLAS E. "DOUG"
HOLFORD, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER FORTY-TWO YEARS OF EXEMPLARY
SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, the members of
the South Carolina General Assembly have learned that Douglas Holford will
begin a well-deserved retirement after more than four decades as a
distinguished and highly regarded board certified orthopedic surgeon in Aiken;
and
Whereas, Dr. Holford
earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry with honors from Andrews University in
Berrien Springs, Michigan. He graduated in the upper third of his class from
Loma Linda University Medical School in California; and
Whereas, he completed a
rotating internship with the University of Southern California-Los Angeles
Campus Medical Center and a general surgery internship at United States Public
Health Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He then completed an Orthopedic Surgery
residency at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a spine surgery
fellowship with Henry LaRocca, M.D., in New Orleans; and
Whereas, Dr. Holford
completed a fellowship in sports medicine and arthroscopy at Hughston
Orthopedic Clinic in Columbus, Georgia, with James R. Andrews, M.D. In New
Orleans, he met his future medical practice partner, Dr. Clark Moore, who told
him that Aiken was a special town needing orthopedists; and
Whereas, he and his
wife decided to move to Aiken in 1982, after being impressed with Aiken's
strong community spirit and with the new Silver Bluff High School that had
opened one year prior; and
Whereas, Dr. Holford
began a general orthopedic practice, Carolina Orthopedic Associates, but
focused on sports medicine in Aiken, as such an emphasis was not present there.
At that time, the high schools did not have physicians at the football games,
and he began the program with the coaches and student trainers. With community
support and the strength of this small program, the students worked hard, and
the community rose to whatever need the program had; and
Whereas, their practice
grew, and Carolina Orthopedics Associates became Carolina Musculoskeletal
Institute and then merged to Augusta-Aiken Orthopedic Associates. The number of
orthopedists increased and covered the home football games; and
Whereas, Dr. Holford
volunteered to stay with Silver Bluff and did for forty-two years. He gladly
wears his two state championship rings that were given to him when the Silver
Bluff football team won.  He did his best to follow the team to their play-off games
and state championship games. In the fall of 2024, he retired from his practice
specializing in sports medicine, arthroscopy, hip and knee reconstruction, and
spine surgery, but he continues to support Silver Bluff High School's program;
and
Whereas, dedicated to
his profession, he is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
South Carolina Orthopedic Society, Hughston Society, Neufeld Society of Loma
Linda University School of Medicine Alumni,  American Medical
Association, South Carolina Medical Association, and South Carolina Medical
Society; and
Whereas, together with
his beloved wife, Flo, he reared two fine children, Erin and Zachary; and
Whereas, grateful for
his many years of distinguished service to the City of Aiken, the South
Carolina General Assembly takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Doug
Holford as he transitions to a richly deserved retirement and the leisurely
pace of the days ahead, and the members wish him many years of enjoyment in his
well-earned retirement. 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 Dr. Douglas E. "Doug" Holford
upon the occasion of his retirement after forty-two years of exemplary service,
and wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this
resolution be presented to Dr. Douglas E. "Doug" Holford.
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