Reginald Sterling Garvin, Sr. sympathy

2025-2026 Bill 794: Reginald Sterling Garvin, Sr. sympathy - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 794
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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Devine
Document Path: LC-0364DG-GM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026
Adopted by the Senate on January 13, 2026
Summary: Reginald Sterling Garvin, Sr. sympathy
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/13/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
Senate Journal-page 55
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/13/2026

A
senate
RESOLUTION

to EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA Senate UPON THE PASSING OF Reginald Sterling
Garvin Sr. OF Richland 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 Senate were saddened to
learn of the death of Reginald Sterling Garvin Sr., fondly known as "Fuzzy" to
friends and family, at the age of sixty on Friday, December 6, 2025; and

W
hereas, born in Columbia on August 26, 1965, he was the youngest
child of the late Reger Lee Garvin and Ernestine Hampton Garvin, and his
paternal grandmother, the late Clay Anna Steadman Garvin helped to rear him. He
grew up in a large and loving family with eight siblings: Sadie Garvin, Sadie
Thomas, Reverend Thomas Mitchem, Sandra Pearson, Maurice Hampton, Doretha
Robinson, Lee Davis, and the late Larry Donnell Hampton; and

W
hereas, Mr. Garvin accepted Christ at an early age, and held
membership at New Samaritan Baptist Church, Greater Carolina Baptist Church,
and Brookland Baptist Church for over thirty years; and

W
hereas, he attended schools in Richland County School District One
and graduated from Eau Claire High School in 1984. He continued his education
at Mansfield College, South Carolina Real Estate School for Success, and The
Brewer Insurance Information Service; and

W
hereas, as a teenager, Mr. Garvin had his first job running a
newspaper route. Over the years, he held employment with: Budweiser, Carolina
Wine and Spirits, Pulliam Ford, Lee & Stein Funding Group, and Outlook
Financial Services. With an entrepreneurial spirit, he pursued business
ventures, such as Garvin Automotive, Garvin Insurance Agency, Garvin Realty
Group, and Theta Nu Phli Records; and

W
hereas, as a BMW enthusiast, he was a skilled large machine operator.
He was a loyal fan of the Carolina Panthers, the University of South Carolina
Gamecocks, and the Chicago Bulls. He took great pride in working behind the
scenes for his son's political campaigns and always "kept his ear to ground,"
offering invaluable insight. He also enjoyed volunteering with the Eau Claire
High School Shamrocks Alumni Association; and

W
hereas, Mr. Garvin enjoyed praying and meditating, traveling,
watching sports, hosting friends, playing trumpet, flying crop duster planes,
playing recreational racquetball, listening to jazz, shooting pool, reading,
drinking coffee, sampling craft beer, sharing life lessons with his children,
and spending time with family; and

W
hereas, he reared three fine children, that he called his three
heroes: Lindsay Breyon Garvin, Reginald Sterling Garvin Jr., and State
Representative Kambrell Houston Garvin. His favorite new title was "Papa Fuzzy"
to his granddaughter, Wrenley Primrose Garvin, whom he nicknamed "my crown";
and

W
hereas, left to cherish Mr. Garvin's memory are his mother, his
children and granddaughter, and seven of his siblings, along with a host of
nieces and nephews and the mothers of his children, Rita Seals and Dr. Sonji
Garvin Baxter; and

W
hereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are grateful for
the life and legacy of Reginald Garvin and for the memory of his charm, his
bright smile, and his determination. He was able to walk with kings and never
lost the common touch. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
Senate
:

T
hat the members of the South Carolina
Senate
,
by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Reginald
Sterling Garvin Sr. of Richland 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 Reginald Sterling Garvin Sr.

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