Harold Heath sympathy

2025-2026 Bill 4899: Harold Heath sympathy - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4899
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. McDaniel
Document Path: LC-0365CM-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 14, 2026
Summary: Harold Heath sympathy
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/14/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 78
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/14/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

to EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF Harold Charles
Heath OF Fairfield COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS LARGE AND
LOVING FAMILY AND HIS MANY FRIENDS.

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death
of Harold Heath at the age of seventy-eight on October 16, 2025; and

W
hereas, born in Winnsboro
on December 11, 1946, he was the son of the late Elise Boykin Heath and Charlie
Heath Jr., and was reared in a loving family with his brother, Larry B. Heath.
He grew up in the Ward One community where he developed the charismatic spirit
and quick wit that would define him throughout his life. He graduated from
Fairfield High School in 1965, where his natural athletic ability and
leadership began to shine; and

W
hereas, Mr. Heath
began his college education at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach,
Florida, graduated from Allen University in Columbia, and pursued various
certifications throughout his outstanding career in education; and

W
hereas, for decades he
served as an educator, football and basketball coach, athletic director at
Fairfield Central High School, and administrator in the Chester County and
Fairfield County school systems. His coaching career reached a pinnacle when the
football team won three consecutive state championships from 1996-1998; and

W
hereas, together with
his beloved wife, Helen Thompson Heath, he reared a fine daughter, Melanie C.
Heath. He was blessed with the affection of a loving grandson, Caelan S. Heath,
but his fatherhood extended far beyond his own home, as a father figure to his
students, to young people in the community, and to anyone who needed guidance;
and

W
hereas, Mr. Heath also
served as an umpire for the Fairfield Recreational Center, staying connected to
the athletics he loved. After his retirement from the school system, he was
elected to the Fairfield County School Board and continued his commitment to
education and young people; and

W
hereas, he assumed the
family business, operating Heath Barbershop until 2016, not just cutting hair,
but listening, counseling, encouraging, and building up his community, one
conversation at a time; and

W
hereas, a man of deep
faith, Mr. Heath was a faithful and devoted member of Calvary Presbyterian
Church in Winnsboro, where he served the congregation as an elder. He believed
wholeheartedly in the power of prayer and never wavered in his faith in God
because that relationship was the foundation of everything he did; and

W
hereas, he was a
dedicated member of the Gayden Lodge No. 318 in Winnsboro, where he served as
Worship Master. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and grilling out to create
memories filled with laughter and the smell of good food; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life and
legacy of Harold Heath and for the example of love, laughter, service, and
unwavering strength he set for all who knew him. 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, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Harold
Charles Heath of Fairfield County and extend their deepest sympathy to his
large and loving family and his many friends.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Harold Charles
Heath.

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