South Carolina H 5628: Rep. Mark Smith Retirement

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2025-2026 Bill 5628 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5628

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE MArvin "MArk" 
Smith OF Berkeley COUNTY FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH 
CAROLINA AND TO WISH HIM MUCH SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives learned with sincere regret that 
Representative Mark Smith will depart from the House of Representatives at the 
conclusion of his current term; and

Whereas, he has 
faithfully served the citizens of District 99 in the House of Representatives 
since 2020, most recently serving on the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 
and the Government Efficiency and Legislative Oversight Committee. Prior 
committee assignments included the Education and Public Works Committee, the 
Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee, and the Medical, Military, 
Public and Municipal Affairs Committee; and

Whereas, he has served 
his party with distinction as the president of the Daniel Island Republican 
Club and the former president of the East Cooper Republican Club. In 2013, he 
served as a town councilman in Mount Pleasant, and in 2015 he graduated from 
the South Carolina Municipal Elected Officials Institute; and 

Whereas, born on June 
18, 1970, in Bamberg, Mark Smith is the son of the late Randy Smith and Linda 
Bunch Duffie. He graduated from Fayetteville Technical College with an 
associate of arts degree in 1993; and

Whereas, he married his 
beloved wife, Elayne Forastiere, on October 24, 1993, and together they have 
three wonderful sons, Parker, Avery, and Domenic. When away from his duties in 
the House of Representatives he serves as the President and CEO of 
McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation; and 

Whereas, deeply involved in his 
community, he is a member of the Daniel Island Rotary Club and has served as 
the chairman of the Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Board since 2020. 
He also is a former president of the Rotary Club of Charleston, a former chairman 
of the Low Country Food Bank, the South Carolina Aging in Place Council, and 
the Cremation Association of North America, a former vice chancellor of the 
South Carolina Alzheimer's Association, and a former chairman of the South 
Carolina Advisory Committee on Aging; and 

Whereas, a faithful 
member of St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church on Daniel Island, he was a 
volunteer participant installing water systems in both Ecuador and Peru with 
Water Mission International; and

Whereas, the members of 
the House of Representatives will miss the keen and impassioned service that 
Mark Smith, their friend and colleague, has given to the House of 
Representatives, and hope that he will enjoy deep fulfillment in the years to 
come. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, recognize and commend the Honorable Marvin "Mark" Smith of 
Berkeley County for his dedicated service in the House of Representatives on 
behalf of his constituents and the citizens of South Carolina and wish him much 
success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Marvin "Mark" Smith.

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