South Carolina H 5739: Wayne Worthy Memorial Road

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2025-2026 Bill 5739 Text of Previous Version (Jun. 25, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5739

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

To request the Department of Transportation name 
West Chester School Road in Chester County "Wayne E. Worthy Memorial Road" and 
erect appropriate signs or markers at this location containing these words.

Whereas, roads and 
highways often are named for politicians, public servants, sports icons, and 
others who have made a positive impact on a town or community. In Chester 
County, Wayne E. Worthy is that person; and

Whereas, Worthy 
graduated from Chester High School in 1974, the year it was built, and returned 
there to teach in 1980. Over the course of the next four decades he comforted, 
inspired, and enriched generation after generation, encouraging them to be the 
best that they could be; and

Whereas, reflecting on 
his life's work, Mr. Worthy said, "a great teacher is somebody who cares a 
great deal for students and teaches them not how good or bad they are, but what 
they can become." A teacher should be "a dream builder not a dream buster." His 
life demonstrated that education is about more than grades and test scores but 
about lifting the human spirit into a life of meaning and service to others. He 
encouraged his students to use education as a vehicle to learn so that along 
with hard work, dreaming boldly, and persistence, everyone is capable of self-actualization; 
and

Whereas, Mr. Worthy's 
impact extended beyond C-3, his longtime classroom where he taught government, 
economics, and history. Former students would return for guidance and support, 
and parents sought out his classroom because they knew he challenged students 
to grow. Colleagues admired his unwavering commitment to learning and his 
belief that every child deserved someone who cared enough to help them succeed. 
Students always knew Mr. Worthy loved and believed in them even if no one else 
cared; and

Whereas, a teacher's 
influence reaches far beyond a single school year, extending into families, 
careers, and communities for generations. Mr. Worthy spent his entire 
forty-year teaching career invested in the students and serving the community 
in which he lived and loved. His commitment was so strong that he taught until 
his health declined later in life. He passed away on January 25, 2025, shortly 
after retiring; and

Whereas, while future 
generations will not have the opportunity to sit in Mr. Wayne E. Worthy's 
classroom, it is only fitting and proper that West Chester School Road is named 
in his memory so they will see his name and be reminded of the values he 
championed: hard work, lifelong learning, compassion, and the belief that every 
person has the potential to grow and succeed through education. 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, request the Department of 
Transportation name West Chester School Road in Chester County "Wayne E. Worthy 
Memorial Road" and erect appropriate signs or markers at this location 
containing these words.

Be it further resolved that 
a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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