In memory of Dennis Ballentine

2025-2026 Bill 5298: In memory of Dennis Ballentine - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5298
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Calhoon, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, 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, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0332HA-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 3, 2026
Adopted by the House on March 3, 2026
Summary: In memory of Dennis Ballentine
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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3/3/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 8
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/03/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF Dennis Carroll
Ballentine, to EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON his PASSING, AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY
TO HIS 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 Dennis Carroll Ballentine at the age of seventy-nine on Thursday, February
26, 2026; and

W
hereas, born in Columbia,
he was the son of the late Ena Trussell Ballentine and the late Bernard Carroll
Ballentine of Columbia and was reared in a loving home with his brother, the
late Doug Ballentine; and

W
hereas, Mr. Ballentine
graduated from A.C. Flora High School in Columbia and earned a bachelor's
degree from the University of South Carolina; and

W
hereas, in the
patriotic tradition of the sons of South Carolina, he served in the United
States Navy during the Vietnam War with the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong
Delta. During his military service in Vietnam, he was awarded two Bronze Stars
and the Navy Achievement Medal with Combat V. After four years of military
service, Mr. Ballentine received an honorable discharge and later received the
Quilt of Valor; and

W
hereas, Mr. Ballentine
became a certified public accountant (CPA) with S.D. Leidesdorf National CPA
firm and then became vice president of finance with Hewitt Coleman and
Associates. Later he owned his own CPA practice, Clarke and Ballentine LLC,
renamed Ballentine and Hodges LLC, before retiring in 2013; and

W
hereas, an active and
faithful member of Taylors First Baptist Church, he served the congregation as part
of the church's security team and as an usher. He served in various church
ministries, including as a coach for a boys' basketball team, Royal Ambassador
leader, marriage small-group facilitator, Intercessory Prayer member, and finance
committee member; and

W
hereas, dedicated to
his community, Mr. Ballentine served on the board for the Taylors Free Medical
Clinic, on the board of the Paraclete Foundation, the Greenville Estate
Planning Council, and the finance committee at the Poinsett Club. He generously
supported World Vision and the North Greenville University Christian Ministry
Scholarship Fund and served on the latter board of directors. He was a member
of numerous professional and civic organizations; and

W
hereas, together with
his beloved wife of fifty-six years, Mitsy Winburn Ballentine, he reared a fine
son, Representative Nathan Ballentine of Chapin. His son blessed him with the
affection of two loving grandchildren, JC and Emma of Chapin, who affectionately
called him "Big D." Mr. Ballentine's family circle was enlarged by his in-laws:
Gail Ballentine of Auburn, Georgia; John Winburn of Greer; and Reverend Bob
Clarke of Alpharetta, Georgia. Included in that circle were several nieces,
nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; and

W
hereas, in his free
time, he enjoyed spending time with Mitsy at their condo in Garden City. He was
an avid Gamecock fan and a proud grandpa, and he read his Bible every day; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life and
legacy of Dennis Ballentine and for the example of service, dedication, and
faith 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, remember and celebrate the life of Dennis Carroll
Ballentine, express their profound sorrow upon his passing, and extend their
deepest sympathy to his loving family and his many friends.

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

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