TO CONGRATULATE ALEC BLALOCK OF LEE COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SEVENTY-SECOND BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

Whereas, on May 14, 2019, Alec Blalock will awaken to a milestone event in his life, his seventy-second birthday. A resident of Lee County, he was born in Camden and later graduated from Clemson University; and

Whereas, over the course of his career, he created and ran the Union County Recreation Department, served as a rural carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, and recovered logs from rivers and lakes for the State of South Carolina. His present passion is downtown Bishopville's Swamp Log Artisans Gallery, which Alec founded and which features items made from "sinker logs" he recovered from the state's rivers and lakes; and

Whereas, with the help of his dive team, Alec still recovers sinker logs. He also dives for fossils across the State; and

Whereas, Alec Blalock finds strength for his labors in the strong support of his family: his beautiful wife, Beverly Blalock; their two delightful daughters, Elizabeth Blalock Duncan and Kelly Blalock Crayne; and their four charming grandchildren; and

Whereas, on the occasion of his seventy-second birthday, Alec's friends and family will gather to honor him at an early celebratory event, to be held April 27, 2019; and

Whereas, the House of Representatives takes great pleasure in honoring this son of South Carolina at the celebration of his seventy-second birthday, and the members join with his family and friends in congratulating him on reaching this important life milestone. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Alec Blalock of Lee County on the occasion of his seventy-second birthday and wish him a joyous birthday celebration and much happiness in the days ahead.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Alec Blalock.