South Carolina S 581: Electric utilities and electric cooperatives

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2025-2026 Bill 581 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 16, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 581

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF David 
Leo Jenkins AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate were deeply saddened to learn of the death of David 
Leo Jenkins on March 25, 2025; and

Whereas, a native of Pendleton, 
Mr. Jenkins was born on September 7, 1933, to parents Mary Lee and Evans 
Jenkins; and

Whereas, a lifelong 
learner and educator, Mr. Jenkins graduated from Pendleton High School and went 
on to attend South Carolina State College, where he earned a Bachelor of 
Science in Social Studies in 1955; and

Whereas, a veteran of 
the United States Army, Mr. Jenkins proudly served from 1956 to 1958; and

Whereas, in 1966, Mr. 
Jenkins went back to school and earned a Master of Arts plus thirty hours in 
Educational Administration from North Carolina Central University in Durham, North 
Carolina; and

Whereas, Mr. Jenkins 
dedicated over forty-four years of his life to the shaping of young minds. He 
began his career in 1958 as an elementary school teacher in Rock Hill, and he 
later retired as an assistant principal with the Lancaster High School System 
in 1991; and

Whereas, Mr. Jenkins continued 
to inspire students as a history instructor at Clinton Junior College in Rock 
Hill. There, he taught a variety of subjects, including world history, 
economics, civics, and middle school mathematics, and also served as a guidance 
counselor. His legacy of influencing countless students will be remembered for 
generations; and

Whereas, a civic 
leader, Mr. Jenkins served with many community organizations, including his 
participation as a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., with whom 
he served as the president and treasurer of his local chapter. He was also a 
member of Prince Hall F&A Masonic Lodge #162, where he served as Senior 
Warden and Treasurer. He served on the advisory board for Dementia Outreach for 
Minorities, the Lancaster County Joint Planning Commission, and as a charter 
member of the Lancaster Optimist Club; and

Whereas, Mr. Jenkins also 
contributed to the Hospitality Tax Advisory Committee of the Lancaster County 
Department of Social Services. In his later years, he trained as a volunteer 
for the AARP Tax Preparation Program, helping senior citizens as he had for 
many years; and

Whereas, a devout 
Christian, he was a member of Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, 
where he served as an Ordained Ruling Elder; and

Whereas, Mr. Jenkins 
was preceded in death by his beloved wife of fifty-eight years, Artyce Amelia 
Walker Jenkins, who passed away in 2016; and

Whereas, Mr. Jenkins 
leaves to cherish his memory his daughters, The Honorable Audrey J. Jenkins and 
Eleanor R. Jenkins-Alford, M.D.; his granddaughters, Lauren Alford, Leah 
Alford, Lydia Alford, and London Alford; his nephew, Ernest Jenkins, Ph.D.; 
numerous cousins and close friends; and the countless students who learned from 
him. He will be greatly missed. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, express profound 
sorrow upon the passing of David Leo Jenkins and extend the deepest sympathy to 
his family and many friends.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this 
resolution be presented to the family of David Leo Jenkins.

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