[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            ON THE SERVICE OF RED WOOD TO SULLIVAN'S ISLAND

 Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize my 
friend William J. ``Red'' Wood who, since 1948, has been making 
Sullivan's Island, SC a better place to live and work. He came to the 
island, married, bought a home and raised six children, all the while 
giving back to a community that he deeply loves.
  Red Wood's decades of service to Sullivan's Island make him one of 
the town's most valuable resources. It is only fitting that the 
Moultrie News recently recognized his achievements. Red has never 
hesitated to get involved. He joined the volunteer fire department 
during his early years on the island and helped to organize the Island 
Club, which sponsored the local Boy Scout troop. Red also helped start 
the island's Little League program and served on the township's 
recreation committee.
  He has served on the town council for five terms and, during his 
first term, held the building inspector's post. In that capacity, he 
worked on several significant projects including East Cooper Hospital 
and the first hotel built in Mount Pleasant, SC. He believes his 
greatest civic achievement, however, is having a hand in incorporating 
Sullivan's Island.
  Red worked for over 30 years in the engineering department of the 
Charleston Naval Shipyard and has devoted his time to numerous 
commitments on Sullivan's Island, his wife Monica and their children.
  My wife, Peatsy, and I salute all of Red's accomplishments and his 
continuing service to Sullivan's Island. We wish him many peaceful days 
of fishing and shrimping. He certainly deserves them.

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