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CONGRATULATING SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL SENIOR TROOPER WILSON OWENS HORTON, JR., OF FLORENCE COUNTY ON BEING NAMED THE TROOPER OF THE YEAR FOR 2008.
Whereas, Senior Trooper Wilson Owens Horton, Jr., is a native of Lake City where he currently resides with his wife Tammy, and their two children, Tyler and Logan; and
Whereas, he is a 1992 graduate of East Clarendon High School, a 1994 graduate of Florence-Darlington Technical College, and a 2005 graduate of the South Carolina Highway Patrol School; and
Whereas, Senior Trooper Horton served our country with distinction as a member of the United States Navy from 1992 to 1996; and
Whereas, before joining the Highway Patrol, Senior Trooper Horton was a member of the Olanta Police Department; and
Whereas, he has received numerous citations for his dedicated service to the Highway Patrol which includes being named Trooper of the Year for Post A for two consecutive years; and
Whereas, he and his family are active members of the Barrineau Pentecostal Holiness Church of Lake City; and
Whereas, it is appropriate for the members of the General Assembly to pause in their deliberations to recognize the great accomplishments of this outstanding law enforcement officer. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, congratulate South Carolina Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Wilson Owens Horton, Jr., of Florence County on being named the Trooper of the Year for 2008.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Senior Trooper Wilson Owens Horton, Jr.
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