S 1145

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 1145
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A senate RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE Jack Merritt Edwards ON THE OCCASION
OF HIS one hundredth BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND
MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
Whereas, the members of
the South Carolina Senate are pleased to learn that Jack Merritt Edwards celebrated
this important milestone on April 11, 2026; and
Whereas, a native of Sumter,
Mr. Edwards was born on April 11, 1926, to parents James Merritt and Georgia
Anna Edwards. He is a 1944 graduate of Kingstree High School and an alumnus of The
Citadel; and
Whereas, a veteran of
the United States Navy, Mr. Edwards began his service as a Radioman First Class
in the Pacific Theater in 1944 and served for one year in Kobe, Japan after the
Japanese surrender in 1945; and
Whereas, after his
military service and graduation from the Citadel, Mr. Edwards began his career
in real estate. He owned Edwards Insurance and Real Estate, retiring at the age
of eighty-one; and
Whereas, a civic
leader, Mr. Edwards has served with many community organizations, including the
Kingstree Town Council, the Williamsburg County School Board, Kingstree Kiwanis
and Rotary Clubs as past president, Rotary International as a Paul Harris
Fellow, and the South Carolina Independent Insurance Agents Association as past
president. Additionally, he served on the Board of Visitors of Francis Marion
University, The Exchange Bank of South Carolina Board, and First Citizens Bank
of South Carolina Board; and
Whereas, a devout
Christian, he is a lifelong member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, where
he served as an elder, choir member, and Sunday school teacher; and
Whereas, Mr. Edwards was
married to the late Julia Puckett Edwards, and together, they had two children;
and
Whereas, the South
Carolina Senate takes great pleasure in honoring this son of South Carolina at
the celebration of his one hundredth birthday and is pleased to join with his
family and friends in congratulating him.  Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution,
congratulate Jack Merritt Edwards on the occasion of his hundredth birthday and
wish him a joyous birthday celebration and much happiness in the days ahead.
Be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Jack Merritt Edwards.
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