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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.797 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990505 Primary Sponsor:Waldrep All Sponsors:Waldrep and O'Dell Drafted Document Number:l:\s-res\rlw\003watk.whb.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19990506 Subject:The Honorable William Law Watkins, Resolutions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990506 Received from House House 19990506 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence Senate 19990505 Introduced, adopted, sent to House Versions of This Bill
TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF FORMER STATE LAWMAKER WILLIAM LAW WATKINS, OF ANDERSON, WHO SERVED HIS NATIVE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN NUMEROUS OUTSTANDING WAYS THROUGHOUT HIS LONG AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE.
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mr. William Law Watkins on April 11, 1999; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins was born on December 26, 1910, in Anderson, South Carolina, the son of T. Frank Watkins and Agnes Law Watkins; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins attended the public schools in Anderson and in 1927 entered Wofford College, where after only three years he received his A.B. degree and was admitted to the University of Virginia School of Law; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Virginia and he graduated from the Law School of the University of Virginia in 1933; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins began practicing law upon graduation and continued virtually without interruption until his retirement in 1992, except for a period of four years' military service in World War II; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins attained the rank of major in the United States Army, where he served in the 24th Infantry Division in the campaign liberating the Philippine Islands in World War II; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins served Anderson County in the South Carolina General Assembly from 1935 to 1936, and he also served on the South Carolina Probation, Parole and Pardon Board from 1954 to 1969; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins has served his local community in numerous ways as a leader, including terms as president of his Rotary Club, the Anderson Chamber of Commerce, the Anderson County Hospital Association, and the Anderson YMCA; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins served as a life trustee of the Gambrill Foundation, as a trustee of Presbyterian College from 1966 to 1975, and as the first president of the South Carolina Bar Association; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins served various tenures as a trustee or director of numerous outstanding businesses and industries; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor David Beasley at the time his 64 years of Rotary membership was observed in 1997; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins wrote and published a brief history of Anderson County titled "Anderson County: The Things That Made It Happen," and Mr. Watkins recently completed a history of Central Presbyterian Church in honor of his church's 100th birthday to be observed next year; and
Whereas, Mr. Watkins and his wife, Frances Cyton Watkins, parented four daughters, Sally (Mrs. Allen S. Marshall of Columbia, S.C.), Anna (Mrs. A.C. Hattaway, III of Raleigh, N.C.), Betsy (Mrs. A.M. Kinghorn, Jr. of Greenville, S.C.), and Jane (Mrs. Roger W. Mudd of Columbia, S.C.); eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly recognize the long productive life of Mr. William Law Watkins, who in numerous admirable ways served his community and state as a fine gentleman, citizen and leader.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. William Law (Frances Cyton) Watkins.
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