Jack C. McDowell, 90th birthday

2025-2026 Bill 5668: Jack C. McDowell, 90th birthday - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5668
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, 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, 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-0746WAB-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on May 7, 2026
Adopted by the House on May 7, 2026
Summary: Jack C. McDowell, 90th birthday
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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5/7/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 4
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
05/07/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO HONOR JACK C. MCDOWELL ON THE OCCASION OF HIS
NINETIETH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH THIS SOUTH CAROLINA-RAISED TARHEEL A JOYOUS
CELEBRATION OF HIS FOURTH OF JULY NATAL DAY.

W
hereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is delighted to learn that Jack C. McDowell,
a son of the Palmetto State from early infancy, is celebrating his ninetieth
birthday on the Fourth of July 2026. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he is proud to share
our great nation's birthday; and

W
hereas, Jack entered
this world on July 4, 1936, the firstborn of Broadus and Mozelle McDowell.
While "Little Jackie Mac" was the only one of Mac and Mozelle's five children
not born in Columbia (he was born in High Point, North Carolina), he moved to
Columbia as an infant with his parents, was raised in Columbia with siblings
Melinda, Judy, Rosanne, and Jim, and graduated from Dreher High School and the
University of South Carolina (USC) with a bachelor's degree in business
administration. Looking ahead to a military career, he was active in ROTC
training at both Dreher and USC; and

W
hereas, young Jack
joined the U.S. Air Force, retiring in 1996 as a lieutenant colonel; he also
retired from a long career in federal civil service administration. While in
the military, he was posted, among other assignments, at Wiesbaden Air Base,
Germany, which he and his wife, Carole, used as a take-off point for exploring
Europe as Jack's duties allowed. After retirement, Jack enjoyed serving on the
board that selects the applicants to be admitted to the Air Force Academy; and

W
hereas, sadly, he lost
Carole, but in God's good time Jack wed his dear Ann and moved to Hampstead,
North Carolina. Working outward from that charming town, he and Ann have played
many a game of golf at the Tarheel State's top-tier courses and have relished
living just a few miles from Topsail Beach. Homespun fun for Jack includes
handcrafting gifts and reading everything from histories to mysteries. In
addition, for decades he was blessed to sing in the church choir, having
retired only recently as a member and soloist. However, he'll never retire from
watching the Gamecocks and Hoosiers play ball, and he's ready at any time to
take you for a spin in his newest toy, a 2026 fire-engine red Camry; and

W
hereas, at an early
age, Jack embraced responsibility and leadership, qualities that would shape
his legacy of integrity, humility, and service. His siblings recall his
protective spirit toward them during their growing-up years. Jim remembers
waking up with nightmares and finding his big brother, twenty years older,
there to comfort him. Rosanne thinks how Jack proved himself a kind babysitter
to his little sister. Judy records, "He was a huge help to Mom as we grew up.
She counted on his dependability. He would always rise to the occasion, even
when he would rather have been reading his Dave Dawson, pilot, books while
sitting on his limb of the backyard chinaberry tree. He was just a good boy, a
good brother, a good son"; and

W
hereas, but even Jack
had his moments. On a family trip to Quebec, Jack had charge of Judy's hairdo.
(Mom stayed home with baby Rosanne.) Dad was a wonderful parent in many ways,
but his attention to details like hairdos was a bit lacking, so when everyone swam
daily in the hotel pool and Jack let Judy sleep with never-unbraided wet hair,
consequences naturally ensued back home. To wit, Mom unbraided Judy's pigtails,
the smell of mildewed hair was impossible to ignore, the jig was up, and Jack
was in a spot of trouble with Mom. Dad, however, remained blissfully unaware of
the problem; and

W
hereas, niece Lissa
says of him, "Jack has been a constant source of strength throughout my life.
During times of profound transition and loss, he opened his home, offering
safety, stability, and love." As for generosity, Rosanne will never forget Jack
and Ann's gift for her year-2000 birthday, a new car. They bestowed the same on
their daughter, Jennifer; and

W
hereas, it is a great
pleasure to congratulate this son of South Carolina at the celebration of his
ninetieth birthday, and it is a further pleasure to join with his family and
friends in saluting him on reaching this important life milestone. 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 Jack C. McDowell on the occasion of his ninetieth
birthday and wish this South Carolina-raised Tarheel a joyous celebration of
his Fourth of July natal day.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Jack C. McDowell.

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