South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina H5792: Charles Black sympathy
Status: Passed both chambers, August 11, 2026
What the bill says
A concurrent RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA General Assembly UPON THE PASSING OF Charles Ernest "Chuck" Black Jr. OF Marlboro 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 General Assembly were saddened to learn of the death of Charles Ernest "Chuck" Black Jr. at the age of sixty-six on Sunday, July 26, 2026; and W hereas, born in Bennettsville on October 31, 1959, he was the son of the late Charles Ernest and Beulah Creech Black and grew up in a loving.
From the introduced text, August 11, 2026:
A concurrent RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA General Assembly UPON THE PASSING OF Charles Ernest "Chuck" Black Jr. OF Marlboro 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 General Assembly were saddened to learn of the death of Charles Ernest "Chuck" Black Jr. at the age of sixty-six on Sunday, July 26, 2026; and W hereas, born in Bennettsville on October 31, 1959, he was the son of the late Charles Ernest and Beulah Creech Black and grew up in a loving home with his siblings, David Warren Black of Lexington and Vivian Black Lee of Bennettsville; and W hereas, an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, Mr. Black received the prestigious Vigil Honor, the highest honor bestowed by the Order of the Arrow, the national honor society of Scouting America. He graduated from Bennettsville High School in 1977, where he excelled on the football field; and W hereas, he earned a bachelor's degree from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, in 1981 and began a lifelong career in education. His first teaching position was at Woodruff Junior High School, and in 1984, he returned to Marlboro County as a teacher …
Sponsors
- Jason Luck (D, 54) · primary sponsor