SJ 282 — Celebrating the life of the Reverend Carl Douglas Farmer.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23104092D I SENATE JOfferedJOINT JanuaryRESOLUTION 24,NO. 2023 N Celebrating the life of the Reverend Carl Douglas Farmer.

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Delegates:N Agreed to by the Senate, January 26, 2023 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 30, 2023 O WHEREAS, the Reverend Carl Douglas Farmer, an accomplished spiritual leader and active and L beloved member of the Madison community, died on September 28, 2022;

Freitas,R Guzman, Mullin, Rasoul, Scott, P.A., Simon and WareL O –––––––––– WHEREAS, the Reverend Carl Douglas Farmer, an accomplished spiritual leader and active and D belWHEREAS, a graduate of what was then Pulaski High School, where he was an all-state U quarterback, Carl "Doug" Farmer received a football scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated in 1957;

andandl Cscholarship to attend the University of North E WHEREAS, Doug Farmer subsequently studied at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary aEdand D later in the School of Pastoral Care at what was then North Carolina Baptist Hospital and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine, where he completed an internship in pastoral counseling and hospital D chaWHEREAS, Doug Farmer provided uplifting and sagacious spiritual guidance to various congregations in different capacities over the years and was a source of comfort and strength to many;

and WHEREAS, Doug Farmer formerly held pastorships at First Baptist Church of Erwin in Erwin, North Carolina;

and Plymouth Haven J Baptist Church in Alexandria, and was a frequent speaker at revival meetings throughout the region;

a2d WHEREAS, Doug Farmer nurtured the growth and development of young people as a coach, R including two years as head football coach and teacher at the former Hugh Morson High School inJin Raleigh,RalWHEREAS, NorthDoug Carolina,Farmer andhad an outsized impact on the formerlives Southof Highyoung Schoolpeople and families in Charlotte,Madison NorthCounty Carolina;as a member of the Madison County School Board and as the founder and owner of Camp Shenandoah Springs, an independent, interdenominational Christian summer camp and retreat cenWHEREAS, Doug Farmer gave generously of his time and talents through his involvement withand various boards and organizations, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, local and state denominational boards, and the Wilmington Police Department;

and 2 WHEREAS, Doug Farmer had an outsized impact on the lives of young people and families in Madison County as a member of the Madison County School Board and as the founder and owner of Camp Shenandoah Springs, an independent, interdenominational Christian summer camp and retreat center visited by countless individuals and families since its founding in the early 1980s;

and various boards and organizations, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, local and state denominational boards, and the Wilmington Police Department;

hisfriends; children, Mark, Beth, and Jeffrey, and their families;

andnow, numeroustherefore, otherbe familyitJeffrey, members and 33their friends;families;

now,and therefore,numerous beother itfamily 34members and RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby 36note Madisonwith community,great whosesadness legacythe loss of servicethe willReverend inspireCarl manyDouglas Farmer, a cherished member of the MadRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for yearsit presentation to come;the family of the Reverend Carl Douglas Farmer as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.

and, be itf the 37 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 38 presentation to the family of the Reverend Carl Douglas Farmer as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.