GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 403

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Sponsors: Senators Gulley, Lucas; Albertson, Allran, Ballance, Basnight, Carpenter, Carter, Clodfelter, Cochrane, Cooper, Dalton, Forrester, Foxx, Garrou, Garwood, Hagan, Harris, Horton, Hoyle, Jordan, Kerr, Kinnaird, Lee, Martin of Pitt, Martin of Guilford, Metcalf, Odom, Perdue, Phillips, Plyler, Purcell, Rand, Robinson, Rucho, Shaw of Guilford, Soles, Warren, Weinstein, and Wellons.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operations of the Senate.

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March 18, 1999

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND MEMORY OF TERRY SANFORD, ONE OF NORTH CAROLINA'S MOST DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS.
Whereas, Terry Sanford was born on August 20, 1917, in Laurinburg, North Carolina, to Cecil L. Sanford and Elizabeth Martin Sanford; and
Whereas, Terry Sanford earned an A.B. degree in 1939 and a law degree in 1946 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and
Whereas, Terry Sanford served as a Special Agent of the FBI from 1941 until 1942 when he enlisted in the United States Army; and
Whereas, Terry Sanford served in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 517th Parachute Combat Team from 1943 to 1945, seeing action in five European Campaigns, and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart; and
Whereas, Terry Sanford served as assistant director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1946 to 1948; and
Whereas, Terry Sanford engaged in the practice of law as a partner in the law firms of Rose and Sanford from 1949 to 1957; Sanford, Phillips, McCoy and Weaver from 1958 to 1960; Sanford, Adams, McCullough and Beard from 1965 to 1986; and Sanford and Holshouser from 1993 to 1998; and
Whereas, Terry Sanford showed a keen interest in political affairs throughout his life, ably rendering distinguished service to the State of North Carolina as a member of the State Senate from 1952 to 1954, as Governor from 1960 to 1964, and as a member of the United States Senate from 1986 to 1992; and