Association (past president). Representing the Waccamaw region, he has also served a threeyear term on the board of the Municipal Association of South Carolina; and Whereas, a man of faith, he is a member of Loris First United Methodist Church and has served there on many boards as both member and chair. He is presently serving on the administrative board; and Whereas, since 1988, David Edward Stoudenmire, Jr., has been active in municipal government. He was first elected to the Loris City Council in 1987, serving one term from 1988 to 1991. He first ran for mayor in 1991 and is now serving his sixth term, having completed twenty years of service as chief executive; and Loris’s Whereas, away from the demands of the office, Mayor Stoudenmire is a member of the Loris Civitan Club (past president), Loris Garden Club (first male ever elected president of a local garden club in the Palmetto State), and the Loris Music and Literary Club; and Whereas, the Senate salutes Mayor Stoudenmire for the impact his years of service to his community and State has had on our citizens, and the members express their sincere wishes for continued success in all his future endeavors. Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate: That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Mayor David Edward Stoudenmire, Jr., of Horry County for twenty years of dedicated service as mayor of Loris, and wish him many more years of fulfillment and success. Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Mayor David Edward Stoudenmire, Jr. XX
Association (past president). Representing the Waccamaw region, he has also served a threeyear term on the board of the Municipal Association of South Carolina; and Whereas, a man of faith, he is a member of Loris First United Methodist Church and has served there on many boards as both member and chair. He is presently serving on the administrative board; and Whereas, since 1988, David Edward Stoudenmire, Jr., has been active in municipal government. He was first elected to the Loris City Council in 1987, serving one term from 1988 to 1991. He first ran for mayor in 1991 and is now serving his sixth term, having completed twenty years of service as Loris’s chief executive; and Whereas, away from the demands of the office, Mayor Stoudenmire is a member of the Loris Civitan Club (past president), Loris Garden Club (first male ever elected president of a local garden club in the Palmetto State), and the Loris Music and Literary Club; and Whereas, the Senate salutes Mayor Stoudenmire for the impact his years of service to his community and State has had on our citizens, and the members express their sincere wishes for continued success in all his future endeavors. Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate: That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Mayor David Edward Stoudenmire, Jr., of Horry County for twenty years of dedicated service as mayor of Loris, and wish him many more years of fulfillment and success. Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Mayor David Edward Stoudenmire, Jr. XX