A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR ERIC FLOWERS, A FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPER, WHO RETIRED AFTER TWENTYSIX YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS. Whereas, it is altogether fitting and proper that the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina should pause in their deliberations to express their gratitude to Eric Flowers for his significant service to the citizens of the Palmetto State during his years as a State Trooper; and Whereas, born and reared in Charleston, Eric Flowers received his early education at James Simmons Elementary School and graduated from Charleston High School in 1979; and Whereas, he was active in band and played saxophone for C. A. Brown High School and Burke High School, as well as for the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts; and Whereas, Mr. Flowers earned a in education in bachelor’s degree 1985 from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, where he was a proud member of the famous Marching 100 Band; and Whereas, during college he also participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) as a cadet and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army upon his graduation; and Whereas, in the proud tradition of the sons of South Carolina, Mr. Flowers served his country with distinction for fourteen years and was activated during the Gulf War, attaining the rank of captain and
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR ERIC FLOWERS, A FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA STATE TROOPER, WHO RETIRED AFTER TWENTYSIX YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS. Whereas, it is altogether fitting and proper that the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina should pause in their deliberations to express their gratitude to Eric Flowers for his significant service to the citizens of the Palmetto State during his years as a State Trooper; and Whereas, born and reared in Charleston, Eric Flowers received his early education at James Simmons Elementary School and graduated from Charleston High School in 1979; and Whereas, he was active in band and played saxophone for C. A. Brown High School and Burke High School, as well as for the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts; and Whereas, Mr. Flowers earned a bachelor’s degree in education in 1985 from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, where he was a proud member of the famous Marching 100 Band; and Whereas, during college he also participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) as a cadet and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army upon his graduation; and Whereas, in the proud tradition of the sons of South Carolina, Mr. Flowers served his country with distinction for fourteen years and was activated during the Gulf War, attaining the rank of captain and
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