South Carolina H 5055: Damon Lamar Fordham

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2025-2026 Bill 5055 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 17, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5055

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Recalled

February 17, 2026

H. 5055

Introduced by Reps. Kirby, Cox, Holman, Davis, M. 
M. Smith, J. Moore, Anderson and Pace 

S. Printed 2/17/26--S.

Read the first time February 12, 2026

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

to request the department of transportation name the 
portion of Harristown Road from its intersection with Mendell Rivers Road to 
its intersection with Harris Lane in the Town of St. Stephen in Berkeley County 
"J.B. Harris Memorial Highway" and erect appropriate signs or markers at this 
location containing these words.

Whereas, J.B. Harris 
Jr. was born in St. Stephen on September 19, 1942, the son of Joe Britt Harris 
and Mazie Smith Harris. A devout Christian, he was a member of Harristown Road Baptist 
Church, where he was a former Sunday school superintendent, usher, and a 
trustee; and

Whereas, his working 
career at Albany International, a leading materials science developer, spanned 
thirty-seven years. Always one to give back to his community, Harris served 
with the St. Stephen Volunteer Fire Department, was a former volunteer for the 
St. Stephen EMS, a former member of the Berkeley County Rescue Squad, and the 
church disaster relief team. He responded to victims of Hurricane Katrina in 
Texas and Mississippi, as well as Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, and hurricanes 
Bonnie, Isaac, and Irene in Florida; and

Whereas, an avid 
gardener, Harris grew vegetables in his spare time which he delivered to the 
elderly and disabled. He enjoyed collecting cars, golfing, and gardening, but 
he especially loved people and visiting; and

Whereas, on August 29, 
1964, he wed Ellen Cannon Harris, a marriage that lasted fifty-seven years and 
produced four children, a daughter, Michelle H. Owens, and three sons-Kenny R. 
Harris, Joe B. "Joey" Harris III, and Stacy D. Harris. The family also includes 
seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and

Whereas, with a legacy 
steeped in service to God, family, and his community, it is only fitting and 
proper that this native son of the Palmetto State is remembered with a portion 
of highway in the Town of St. Stephen named in his memory. 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 the portion of Harristown Road from its intersection with 
Mendell Rivers Road to its intersection with Harris Lane in the Town of St. 
Stephen in Berkeley County "J.B. Harris Memorial Highway" 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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