[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            STATEMENT REGARDING THE DEATH OF CHARLIE BOINEAU

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2005

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Roxanne, our sons, and I 
are deeply saddened to learn of the death on June 1st of Charlie 
Boineau, who has been a lifetime hero to us for his courage to pioneer 
the development of the two party system in South Carolina,'' said 
Wilson.
  ``One of the most meaningful events of my life was to visit the State 
House for the first time in August 1961 to witness Charlie's swearing 
in as a member of the S.C. House of Representatives. After winning a 
special election countywide in Richland County, he became the first 
Republican of the twentieth century to be elected to the General 
Assembly, an accomplishment that paved the way for the current 
Republican legislative and Federal majorities in South Carolina.
  ``I was always grateful to recognize Charlie as a trailblazer of the 
Republican Revolution, and I will always be proud he was my third 
cousin. We were both proud of our French Huguenot heritage.
  ``Charlie Boineau will always be remembered as a political leader, 
Rotarian, and Chamber official who made a difference for the people of 
South Carolina.
  ``Our family extends its deepest sympathy to Betsy, Bonnie, Fred, and 
the granddaughters.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit the following obituary is from 
The State newspaper of Columbia, South Carolina, of June 3, 2005.

                         Charles Evans Boineau

       Columbia.--Services for Charles Evans Boineau will be held 
     Saturday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 
     Sumter Street. The family will receive friends Friday 5-7 
     p.m. at 1829 Senate Street, Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine 
     Street Chapel, is assisting the family.
       Born in Columbia, Mr. Boineau was the son of the late 
     Bessie T. and Charles Evans Boineau. He was a graduate of 
     Camden High School and was a student at the Citadel in 
     Charleston when World War II began. In 1942, he volunteered 
     for the Naval Air corps and at the age of twenty, was a Navy 
     fighter pilot in the South Pacific aboard the aircraft 
     carrier Hornet (CV-12). He participated in carrier strikes 
     against Luzon, Formosa, South China Sea, French Indochina and 
     Okinawa.
       After the war Mr. Boineau returned to Columbia and began 
     working for Boineau's Allied Van Lines. He was affiliated for 
     forty-three years with the moving company that was founded by 
     his father in 1931. He became president of the company in 
     1971. He had been with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce 
     as Membership Ambassador since 1994.
       Mr. Boineau was elected in 1961 as the first Republican to 
     the South Carolina Legislature since Reconstruction. He was a 
     charter member of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church 
     where he served on the Vestry and taught Sunday School. He 
     served on the Board of Directors of the Columbia Rotary Club, 
     where he was a member for fifty-five years, the Columbia 
     Chamber of Commerce, The Columbia Navy League, The St. 
     Martin's Foundation, and as vice-president of the 
     Southeastern Warehouseman and Mover's Association. He was a 
     former president of the South Carolina Mover's Association.
       Mr. Boineau was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the 
     highest honor conferred by the State of South Carolina, by 
     Governor James B. Edwards. He was a member of The South 
     Carolina Republican Silver Elephant Club, and was Chairman of 
     the Platform Committee of the party in 1962, and in 1964 was 
     a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He was a 
     lifelong member of American Legion Post No. 6 and was a 
     member of the South Carolina Historical Society. He was a 
     communicant of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. He held 
     memberships in Forest Lake Club, The Columbia Cotillion Club, 
     The Trantella, The Flamenco and was a charter member of The 
     Summit Club.
       Mr. Boineau is survived by his wife, Betsy Boatwright 
     Boineau; daughter and son-in-law, Bonnie and Fred Crawford; 
     and granddaughters, Beverley and Mary Crawford and Jessica 
     Bacon.
       Memorials may be made to Carolina Children's Home, Trinity 
     Cathedral Foundation or St. Martin's-in-the-Fields 
     Foundation.

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