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2025-2026 Bill 4899 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4899

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A house RESOLUTION

to EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE 
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF Harold Charles 
Heath OF Fairfield COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS LARGE AND 
LOVING FAMILY AND HIS MANY FRIENDS.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death 
of Harold Heath at the age of seventy-eight on October 16, 2025; and

Whereas, born in Winnsboro 
on December 11, 1946, he was the son of the late Elise Boykin Heath and Charlie 
Heath Jr., and was reared in a loving family with his brother, Larry B. Heath. 
He grew up in the Ward One community where he developed the charismatic spirit 
and quick wit that would define him throughout his life. He graduated from 
Fairfield High School in 1965, where his natural athletic ability and 
leadership began to shine; and

Whereas, Mr. Heath 
began his college education at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, 
Florida, graduated from Allen University in Columbia, and pursued various 
certifications throughout his outstanding career in education; and

Whereas, for decades he 
served as an educator, football and basketball coach, athletic director at 
Fairfield Central High School, and administrator in the Chester County and 
Fairfield County school systems. His coaching career reached a pinnacle when the 
football team won three consecutive state championships from 1996-1998; and

Whereas, together with 
his beloved wife, Helen Thompson Heath, he reared a fine daughter, Melanie C. 
Heath. He was blessed with the affection of a loving grandson, Caelan S. Heath, 
but his fatherhood extended far beyond his own home, as a father figure to his 
students, to young people in the community, and to anyone who needed guidance; 
and

Whereas, Mr. Heath also 
served as an umpire for the Fairfield Recreational Center, staying connected to 
the athletics he loved. After his retirement from the school system, he was 
elected to the Fairfield County School Board and continued his commitment to 
education and young people; and 

Whereas, he assumed the 
family business, operating Heath Barbershop until 2016, not just cutting hair, 
but listening, counseling, encouraging, and building up his community, one 
conversation at a time; and

Whereas, a man of deep 
faith, Mr. Heath was a faithful and devoted member of Calvary Presbyterian 
Church in Winnsboro, where he served the congregation as an elder. He believed 
wholeheartedly in the power of prayer and never wavered in his faith in God 
because that relationship was the foundation of everything he did; and

Whereas, he was a 
dedicated member of the Gayden Lodge No. 318 in Winnsboro, where he served as 
Worship Master. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and grilling out to create 
memories filled with laughter and the smell of good food; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life and 
legacy of Harold Heath and for the example of love, laughter, service, and 
unwavering strength he set for all who knew him. 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 Harold 
Charles Heath of Fairfield County and extend their deepest sympathy to his 
large and loving family and his many friends.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Harold Charles 
Heath. 

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