Chap. Seastrunk retirement

2025-2026 Bill 4877: Chap. Seastrunk retirement - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4877
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
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Introduced in the House on January 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 14, 2026
Summary: Chap. Seastrunk retirement
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/14/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 63
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01/14/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR the reverend Charles E.
Seastrunk Jr. of Richland County, Chaplain to the House of Representatives,
UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER twenty-three YEARS OF EXEMPLARY
SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE
ENDEAVORS.

W
hereas, 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 the Reverend Charles Seastrunk Jr. for his devoted service
to this body and to the spiritual health of our legislators; and

W
hereas, born in Winchester,
Virginia, on April 23, 1931, he is the son of the late C. Ernest and Louise
Eargle Seastrunk. He attended Clemson University, then Clemson College, and
earned a bachelor's degree from Newberry College in 1955, a Master of Divinity
from Lutheran Theological Seminary in 1958, and later a master's degree from
Pepperdine University in 1979; and

W
hereas, in the
patriotic tradition of the sons of South Carolina, Reverend Seastrunk served in
the Army National Guard, the United States Army Reserve, and the United States
Air Force from 1949 through 1984. He retired from the chaplaincy of the United
States Air Force in 1984; and

W
hereas, he married his
lovely and beloved wife, Sarah Truesdell, on November 25, 1955, and together
they reared two fine children, Charles III and Susan. He is a devoted family
man who loves spending quality time with his children and wife; and

W
hereas, with the
energy of a much younger man, Reverend Seastrunk is the stated supply pastor of
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelion; and

W
hereas, on November
19, 2002, he was elected to serve as chaplain of the South Carolina House of
Representatives, having been reelected and serving continuously until the end of
the 2025 session. A man of service, integrity, and goodwill, he has provided an
enduring presence and spiritual guidance for more than two decades, a source of
comfort and inspiration to legislators and staff alike; and

W
hereas, grateful for
his many years of distinguished service to this body, the South Carolina House
of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Charles
Seastrunk as he transitions to a richly deserved retirement and the unhurried
pace of the days ahead. The members wish him many years of enjoyment in his
well-earned retirement. 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, recognize and honor the Reverend Charles E. Seastrunk Jr.
of Richland County, Chaplain to the House of Representatives, upon the occasion
of his retirement after twenty-three years of exemplary service, and wish him
continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

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