[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 20, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CAPTAIN WAYNE MAGWOOD

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                          HON. JOE CUNNINGHAM

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 2020

  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
legacy of Captain Wayne Magwood. Captain Magwood was a Lowcountry 
legend along Shem Creek for many years and his famed boat, the Winds of 
Fortune, has been a staple of the waters even decades before Magwood. 
He retired in July after trawling since the age of 12.
  Captain Magwood was featured in an episode of Dirty Jobs in 2005, and 
made subsequent appearances in Rucker's ``Come Back Song'' video, and 
on The History Channel, The Weather Channel, and Amazing Race. He is 
credited with authentically representing the incredibly difficult work 
of Lowcountry shrimpers and fishermen.
  Captain Magwood was honored in 2011 by the Governor with The Order of 
the Palmetto award, South Carolina's highest Civilian honor for 
extraordinary lifetime services. And what an extraordinary life Magwood 
lived, as a third-generation shrimper and a beloved mentor to the next 
generation of shrimpers.
  He has now been honored with the renaming of the pedestrian bridge in 
Shem Creek. While the bridge will carry on Captain Magwood's name, his 
legacy lives on in the many younger shrimpers he mentored and taught. I 
am thankful for his service to the Lowcountry and introducing our way 
of life to so many. My deepest sympathies are with the entire Magwood 
family and Shem Creek shrimping community.

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