Howard Barnard sympathy

2025-2026 Bill 5704: Howard Barnard sympathy - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5704
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Guest, Crawford, Schuessler, Bailey, J.E. Johnson, Brittain, Hardee, McGinnis, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, 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, 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-0517DG-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on May 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on May 14, 2026
Summary: Howard Barnard sympathy
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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5/14/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 4
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
05/14/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

to EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF Colonel Howard D.
Barnard III OF Horry COUNTY AND TO EXTEND DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS LOVING FAMILY
AND HIS MANY FRIENDS.

W
hereas, at the age of
eighty-one, Howard D. Barnard III died on Friday, May 8, 2026. Born in Albany,
Georgia, on January 21, 1945, he was the son of Howard Barnard and Theodosia
Donaldson Barnard and was reared in a loving home with his sister, Doty Barnard
Dunn. He earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout and graduated from Albany
High School, having lettered in basketball and track; and

W
hereas, in 1967, he
earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia and was commissioned
in the United States Air Force. Until he retired in 1995, he served his country
with distinction as a fighter pilot and paratrooper, accruing over five
thousand flying hours in single-seat fighters, including the A-10, in which he
was recognized as a Top Gun. He earned master's degrees from the University of
Oklahoma and from the United States Army War College and pursued postgraduate
studies; and

W
hereas, a veteran of
the Vietnam War, Colonel Barnard served as a commander during Operation Desert
Storm and was decorated for heroism in combat, receiving two Distinguished
Flying Crosses and thirteen Air Medals. He commanded every level within an Air Force
Fighter Wing during his career and served on the fighter planning staff at The
Pentagon. In 1982, he was assigned to Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, where he
served for four years and commanded the 356th Fighter Squadron; and

W
hereas, he retired to
Horry County and became deeply involved in volunteer service. A man of deep
faith who loved his family, friends, and flying, he was a devoted member of the
First Presbyterian Church of Myrtle Beach for over thirty years. He served as
an elder, deacon, and teacher, and from 1995 to 2007, he worked as director of lay
and stewardship ministries. He guided church volunteer groups in building over
thirty homes in Mexico through Constructores Para Cristo, accompanied medical
and dental mission teams worldwide, and organized local relief efforts
following hurricanes; and

W
hereas, he served nine
years on the Habitat for Humanity board, two years as president, and
volunteered as an adult reading instructor with the Horry County Literacy
Council. He served on the Carolina Trust Supervisory Board, Coast RTA Board of
Directors, and Surfside Area Rotary Board of Directors, one year as its
president. He participated in a dental assistance program in Haiti; and

W
hereas, for more than twenty
years, Colonel Barnard helped prepare and serve hot meals at the Street Reach
homeless mission and was an active member of the Flight of the Daedalians, an
organization for military pilots. With his friend, Colonel Edsel "Coupe"
DeVille, he developed Wright Flight, an aviation incentive program for local
public schools, positively impacting hundreds of sixth graders. In 2009, they
started Surfside Rotary 5-K Turkey Trot to raise funds for Wright Flight. In
2025, they had over twelve hundred runners. He served on the Horry County Board
of Education for six years; and

W
hereas, he served on
Horry County Council from 2003 to 2010. He built consensus for the penny sales
tax for road improvements and advanced local building projects. He helped to
improve evacuation routes for the South Strand area as chairman of the Southern
Evacuation Lifeline Task Force and helped to secure funding for the General
Aviation Terminal and the expansion of Myrtle Beach Airport; and

W
hereas, with his first
wife of fifty-five years, the late Connie Cordell Barnard, he reared two
children, Beth Barnard Blum and Howard D. Barnard IV, who blessed him with five
grandchildren: Dr. Andrew Ellis Blum, Catherine Blum MacLaren, Sarah Barnard
Watson, James Cole Barnard, and Ella Rose Barnard. He leaves behind to cherish
his memory his beloved wife, Dr. Marga Faith Massey; and

W
hereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the life and legacy of Howard
Barnard and for the example of service and duty 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 profound sorrow upon the passing of Colonel Howard
D. Barnard III of Horry County and extend 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 Howard D. Barnard
III.

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