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Resolutions — 1997
member of the Hope Mills Board of Commissioners, and as Mayor-Pro
Tempore; and
Whereas, Calvin Lee Koonce, Jr. was an active member of the Hope
Mills Methodist Church, where he served on the Administrative Board; and
Whereas, Calvin Lee Koonce, Jr. died on October 18, 1993; and
Whereas, Calvin Lee Koonce, Jr. is survived by his wife, Peggy
Koonce; a son, Chris Koonce; three daughters, Kelly Taylor, Kim Owen,
and Kerry Gowan; three grandchildren, Garrett Gowan, John Calvin Owen,
and Lynnsey Taylor; his mother, Mary Koonce; a sister, Marilyn Koonce;
and two brothers, Charles Koonce and Don Koonce;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
Section 1. The General Assembly expresses its high regard for the
life and service of Calvin Lee Koonce, Jr. and mourns the loss of this
distinguished citizen.
Section 2. The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of
this resolution to the family of Calvin Lee Koonce, Jr.
Section 3. This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day
of August, 1997.
S.J.R. 1087 RESOLUTION 31
A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE UFE AND MEMORY OF
CHARLES KURALT.
Whereas, Charles Bishop Kuralt was bom in Wilmington, North
Carolina, on September 10, 1934, to Wallace Hamilton Kuralt and Ina
Bishop Kuralt; and
Whereas, Charles Kuralt spent his childhood years in the City of
Charlotte where his mother was a schoolteacher and his father, a social
worker, served for 28 years as director of Mecklenburg County's public
welfare; and
Whereas, Charles Kuralt excelled as a student at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, serving as editor of The Daily Tar Heel and
graduating with a bachelors degree in 1955; and
Whereas, following graduation from college, Charles Kuralt worked for
the Charlotte News and in 1956, received the Ernie Pyle Memorial Award
for his well-crafted and stylish writing; and
Whereas, in 1957, Charles Kuralt joined Columbia Broadcasting
System (CBS) as a writer and in 1959, at tiie age of 24, became tiie
youngest person to be named a news correspondent at CBS; and
Whereas, for the next several years, Charles Kuralt completed various
assignments for CBS, including covering the Vietnam War and other news
stories from various locations throughout the world, and serving as the first
host of the CBS prime time series, "Eyewitness", as the CBS Latin
American Correspondent, and as the Chief West Coast Correspondent; and
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