member of the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons, the NAACP, Phi Delta Kappa, and a life member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; and Whereas, dedicated to public service, he was appointed to serve on the first Charleston County Users Fee Board and on the Charleston County Aviation Authority Board and was elected to the Charleston County School District 10 School Board; and Whereas, he served as a member of the board of directors for the Charleston Development Academy Charter School, Inc., for the Sea Island Comprehensive Health Incorporation, and for the Low was the cofounder of Youth Country Food Bank Kid’s Café; Partnerships for a Healthy Community; was the Vice President of the National Alliance of Church and Social Action over Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina; and was the Chairman of both the Noisette Prisoner Reentry Housing Committee and the Awendaw Community Council; and Whereas, for his dedication and outstanding service, Reverend McClain was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor, by Governor Mark Sanford in 2006; and Whereas, he served as the Chairman of the African Methodist Episcopal Ministers Alliance of Charleston and the Low Country; was founder and Chairman of the TriCounty Interdenominational Ministers Alliance and now serves as its Vice Chairman; and is the Executive Director of Trident Outreach Ministries; and Whereas, with his beloved wife of fiftythree years, the former Sallie S. White of Awendaw, he reared nine outstanding children, two boys and seven girls, who blessed their parents with thirtyfive grandchildren and fourteen greatgrandchildren. In 2001, the McClains were honored as South Carolina Parents of the Year; and Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate appreciate Reverend years of unparalleled service and dedication McClain’s to his church and to his community and wish him many years of enjoyment in his welldeserved retirement. Now, therefore,
member of the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons, the NAACP, Phi Delta Kappa, and a life member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; and Whereas, dedicated to public service, he was appointed to serve on the first Charleston County Users Fee Board and on the Charleston County Aviation Authority Board and was elected to the Charleston County School District 10 School Board; and Whereas, he served as a member of the board of directors for the Charleston Development Academy Charter School, Inc., for the Sea Island Comprehensive Health Incorporation, and for the Low Country Food Bank Kid’s Café; was the cofounder of Youth Partnerships for a Healthy Community; was the Vice President of the National Alliance of Church and Social Action over Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina; and was the Chairman of both the Noisette Prisoner Reentry Housing Committee and the Awendaw Community Council; and Whereas, for his dedication and outstanding service, Reverend McClain was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor, by Governor Mark Sanford in 2006; and Whereas, he served as the Chairman of the African Methodist Episcopal Ministers Alliance of Charleston and the Low Country; was founder and Chairman of the TriCounty Interdenominational Ministers Alliance and now serves as its Vice Chairman; and is the Executive Director of Trident Outreach Ministries; and Whereas, with his beloved wife of fiftythree years, the former Sallie S. White of Awendaw, he reared nine outstanding children, two boys and seven girls, who blessed their parents with thirtyfive grandchildren and fourteen greatgrandchildren. In 2001, the McClains were honored as South Carolina Parents of the Year; and Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate appreciate Reverend McClain’s years of unparalleled service and dedication to his church and to his community and wish him many years of enjoyment in his welldeserved retirement. Now, therefore,