Rep. James Roland Smith Sympathy

2025-2026 Bill 4948: Rep. James Roland Smith Sympathy - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4948
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Hixon, Clyburn, Hartz, Taylor, Oremus, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, 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, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, 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, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
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Introduced in the House on January 15, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 15, 2026
Summary: Rep. James Roland Smith Sympathy
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/15/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 13
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/15/2026

A
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RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF
THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF THE honorable JAMES
ROLAND SMITH AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

W
hereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
were deeply saddened by the passing of James Roland Smith of Aiken County, on June
30, 2025, at the venerable age of 92; and

W
hereas, the son of Walter W. Daniels and Maybell Smith Craig, James
Roland Smith was born on February 26, 1933, in Aiken; and

W
hereas, a servicemember on many fronts, Roland Smith served in the
United States Air Force for two years during the Korean War, where his
commitment to country earned him the National Defense Service Medal; and

W
hereas, this man of faith received his Doctorate of Divinity from
the Universal Bible Institute and remained devoted to the Lord, acting as a
Pentecostal minister for thirty-eight years; and

W
hereas, in 1993, James Roland Smith was elected to the South
Carolina House of Representatives where he began his twenty years of service to
the people of House District 84 in Aiken County, until his retirement in 2013;
and

W
hereas, further exemplifying his dedication to this great State,
Representative Smith served as the Chairman of the House Ethics Committee and
as a member of the Ways and Means Committee. He also served as chairman of the board
for the Beech Island Rural Community Water and Sewer District for ten years and
on the Board of Education in Aiken County for six years, where he served as vice
chairman of the board for four years; and

W
hereas, a man of many great accomplishments, Roland Smith was a
retired rural carrier and a renowned entrepreneur. Furthermore, he enjoyed
being a member of the Lions Club and the Beech Island Agricultural Club, and
was known to be an avid bicyclist; and

W
hereas, beyond his extraordinary lifetime of service, Roland Smith
painted his legacy as being a dedicated and loving husband, father,
grandfather, and great-grandfather above all else; and

W
hereas, he leaves to cherish his memory his dear wife of seventy-two
years, Peggy Cato Smith; sons, Garry (Brenda) Smith and Todd (Tammy) Smith;
daughter, Caroline Smith; grandchildren, Amber Smith, Michael (Arika) Smith,
Dana (Keith) Haase, Bradie Couch, and Margo (Cade) Bishop; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Cecil "Bubba" Craig, Ronnie Craig,
and Frankie Craig; sisters, Betty Cain and Linda Craig; and grandson, Dawayne
Smith; and

W
hereas, the people of South Carolina are greatly inspired by the
influence of James Roland Smith and will dearly miss his impactful presence. 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 the Honorable James Roland Smith and extend the deepest
sympathy to his family and many friends.

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

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