South Carolina H 5373: Lottery Scholarship Guaranteed Admission Act

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2025-2026 Bill 5373 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 24, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5373

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A house RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND 
SORROW OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF 
LEADER, EDUCATOR, AND CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE FREDDIE LEE WOOLFORK OF GIFFORD, 
FLORIDA, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives were deeply saddened to learn of 
the passing of leader, educator, and civil rights advocate Freddie Lee Woolfork 
of Gifford, Florida, on March 11, 2026, at the venerable age of seventy-four; 
and

Whereas, Freddie 
Woolfork was born December 21, 1951, in segregated Gifford, Florida, where the 
futures of most children growing up in the majority-Black town were restricted 
to picking citrus in the groves or working in the tomato fields or packing 
houses. Freddie was determined not to work in the citrus fields; and

Whereas, instead, in 
preparation for a bright future, the young Freddie graduated from Vero Beach 
High School, Class of 1970 (for which he composed the class song), earned a 
college degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (where he 
played trombone in the "Incomparable Marching 100" band), and returned to 
Gifford, where he became a community activist, leader, organizer, teacher, and 
deacon at his church. His childhood in the Jim Crow South compelled him to push 
for truth and justice even into his final years; and

Whereas, Freddie 
Woolfork devoted twenty-nine years of his life to the Gifford Youth Achievement 
Center (GYAC), an educational nonprofit geared toward underserved students. He 
served as its director of public relations and facilities operations, tirelessly 
laboring to increase Indian River County's Black graduation rate. Since the 
time he came on board with GYAC in 1997, the nonprofit has helped boost the 
Black graduation rate from 23% to 90%; and

Whereas, although his 
main passion was education, he was involved in everything from the Progressive 
Civic League of Gifford to the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce to the 
Indian River County NAACP, in which he served as a life member. He was known by 
friends and colleagues as someone who could broach difficult topics while 
maintaining the respect of those in power; and

Whereas, Freddie 
Woolfork leaves to cherish his memory his family and friends, as well as a host 
of other admirers, both near and far. His legacy will live on in the hearts of 
those whom he blessed with his life of selfless service, and he will be greatly 
missed. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of leader, 
educator, and civil rights advocate Freddie Lee Woolfork of Gifford, Florida, 
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.

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