Ernest Brown, Sr., retirement

2025-2026 Bill 4845: Ernest Brown, Sr., retirement - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4845
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. King
Document Path: LC-0350CM-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 14, 2026
Summary: Ernest Brown, Sr., retirement
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/14/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 45
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/14/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE ERNEST
GENE BROWN SR., MPH, FORMER CEO OF NORTH CENTRAL FAMILY MEDICINE, UPON THE
OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING AND
DEDICATED SERVICE AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS
FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

W
hereas, on August 8, 2025, Ernest Gene Brown Sr., MPH, former CEO of
North Central Family Medicine, officially retired from the post he had held for
more than three decades and in which he had served with consistent commitment
and excellence; and

W
hereas, in early preparation for his distinguished career, Ernest
graduated from G.W. Carver High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He then
served four years in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman. Continuing
his education, Ernest received his bachelor's degree at North Carolina Central
University and master's degrees at the University of North Carolina (UNC)
Chapel Hill and UNC Charlotte in health administration, as well as in
educational administration and supervision; and

W
hereas, in earlier days, Ernest served in the fields of corporate
management and insurance sales and was a licensed real estate broker. He
additionally worked twelve years in health planning, setting up rural health
clinics in eastern North Carolina that covered twenty-nine counties. As an
educator, he served in teaching and administrative positions at East Carolina
University and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and taught for twenty years as an
associate professor at Clinton College in Rock Hill; and

W
hereas, in 1992, he implemented a new start Federally Qualified
Health Center in Rock Hill. During his thirty-three years as CEO of North
Central Family Medicine, a nonprofit, the company constructed four medical
facilities in York and Chester counties. North Central Family Medicine offers
comprehensive primary medical care, including full-service pharmacy and
behavior health services with one hundred twenty-five full-time employees. In
2018, the board of directors honored Ernest by naming its new building in Rock
Hill after him: the Ernest G. Brown Women's & Pediatric Center; and

W
hereas, over the course of his more than thirty-three years in York
County, Ernest has proudly served as president of the NAACP (Rock Hill branch),
exalted ruler of the local Elks Lodge, president of the local chapter of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. (three years), and co-founder of the Saluda Corridor
Business Association (SCBA). The SCBA sponsors an annual HBCU college fair
during Black History Month. Additionally, SCBA sponsors college visits annually
to HBCUs for middle and high school students, as well as visits to cultural and
historical locations; and

W
hereas, Ernest finds encouragement for his labors in the strong
support of his family: his lovely wife, the former Peggy O. Morrow; and the
couple's two adult children; and

W
hereas, on the occasion of his retirement, Ernest's colleagues will
gather to honor him at a celebratory event, to be held September 19, 2025; and

W
hereas, Ernest Gene Brown Sr. has had no small impact on the quality
of service provided by North Central Family Medicine for more than three
decades. It is a great pleasure to celebrate his remarkable career and to wish
him well as he continues to enjoy his retirement with its more leisurely pace
in the days ahead. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of
Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the South Carolina
House
of Representatives
, by this resolution, honor and congratulate Ernest Gene
Brown Sr., MPH, former CEO of North Central Family Medicine, upon the occasion
of his retirement after thirty-three years of outstanding and dedicated service
and wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

B
e it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
Ernest Gene Brown Sr.

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