[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 20801] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]SOUTH CAROLINA ENDURES TRAGIC LOSSES ______ HON. JOE WILSON of south carolina in the house of representatives Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, September 14, 2005, the people of South Carolina endured a tragic loss in an auto accident killing Circuit Judge Marc Westbrook and his law clerk, Randall Davis, Jr. The following obituaries are from The State newspaper of Columbia, South Carolina, on September 16, 2005. South Carolina will always cherish their memories. Judge Marc H. Westbrook Services for Judge Marc H. Westbrook, 58, of West Columbia, South Carolina, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 2005, at Springdale Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Tommy McGill. Burial will follow in Southland Memorial Gardens. Former law clerks who served with Judge Westbrook will act as pallbearers including Kelly Shull Cannon, Sara Cobb, Eric Dell, John Frick, Cary Goings, Tasha Stringer Grinnell, Carson M. Henderson, Candace Jackson, Brian Jeffcoat, Lynn Seithel Jekel, Michelle Lupton, Ervin Maye, Daun Steigner, Jane Waters and Alan Wilson. Members of the South Carolina Judiciary will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, September 17, at Lexington County Judicial Center, 205 E. Main St., Lexington. Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to Springdale Baptist Church, 357 Wattling Road, West Columbia, SC 29169. Judge Westbrook died Wednesday, September 14, 2005. He was born on October 3, 1946, in Charleston, South Carolina, to T.H. Westbrook and the late Margaret Virginia Wynn Westbrook. Judge Westbrook was graduated from T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson in 1964, Anderson Junior College in 1966, the University of South Carolina in 1969, and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1973. He was active in numerous activities in undergraduate school, and in law school he participated in the National Moot Court Competition. He was in private practice from 1973-1983. During that time, he was active in local community affairs. He served as President of the Heart Association; P.T.A. President and Executive Committeeman; Director for the Council on Child Abuse and Neglect; and President and coach for Dixie Youth and Dixie Boys Baseball. Judge Westbrook was a charter member of the West Metro Rotary Club, and former member of the Jaycees, Lions' Club, Sertoma, Woodmen of the World, and the Masons. He also served on the Central Midlands Regional Planning Council; the Governor's Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations; the Lexington County Hospital Advisory Board; the Anderson College Board of Directors; and was an Anderson College Distinguished Young Alumnus. Judge Westbrook was chairman of the Chief Justice's Committee on Circuit Court Technology and the High School Mock Trial sub-committee for the South Carolina Bar. He was a member of the Joint Commission on ADR (1997-2003), presided over Lexington County Drug Court, and served as chairman of the Planning Committee for the Lexington County Judicial Center Building Project. Judge Westbrook was a member of Springdale Baptist Church since 1973. During that time he had served as a Deacon and was currently serving as the church's interim Music Director. Judge Westbrook also served as Music Director for several other local churches. He participated with the Lexington Baptist Association as Music Director and as a member of the Executive Committee, and was a former member of the Palmetto Mastersingers. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Westbrook was elected in 1976 as the youngest member of Lexington County Council, and is still the youngest person to serve as Chairman of that body. In 1978, he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County, where he served until his appointment as a Family Court Judge in 1983. Judge Westbrook was elected to the Circuit Court in 1994. On February 22, 2005, the main courtroom in the newly constructed Lexington County Judicial Center was named in honor of Judge Westbrook. Surviving, in addition to his father, T.H. Westbrook of Cayce, are his wife, Linda Lawhon Westbrook of West Columbia; sons and daughter-in-law, Thad H. and Christy Westbrook of Irmo, Richard N. Westbrook of Hilton Head Island; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dottie W. and Mark Luyster of Lexington, Anna W. and Cotton McLeod of West Columbia; brothers and sisters-in-law, The Rev. Dr. Charles Norris and Jane Westbrook, currently of Thailand, Neal Randal and Laura Westbrook of Asheville, NC; granddaughter, Abigail Caroline Westbrook; a number of nieces and nephews; and several great nieces and nephews. Judge Westbrook was predeceased by a brother, James Timothy Westbrook. Randall Davis, Jr. Services for James Randall Davis, Jr., 27, of Lexington, SC, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2005, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, officiated by Msgr. Leigh A. Lehocky. Burial will follow in Woodridge Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be James E. Barfield, Nikki G. Setzler, Timothy G. Driggers, Erik Hoffman, Matt McMahon and Eric Shell. Honorary pallbearers will be George S. Nicholson, Jr., Patrick J. Frawley, Jeff M. Anderson, Carey M. Ayer, John F. Fisher, Judith Callison Fisher, Lisa Lee Smith and John J. McCauley. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington. Memorials may be made to St. Peter's Catholic Church Parish Life Center; the American Heart Association; or to the University of South Carolina Law School Scholarship Fund. Mr. Davis died Wednesday, September 14, 2005. Born in Columbia, SC, he was the son of James Randall Davis, Sr. and the late Anita Eleanor Kozlowski Davis. He was a graduate of Lexington High School and the University of South Carolina. Mr. Davis was a third year law student at Thomas Cooley Law School in Michigan. He was a law clerk for Circuit Judge Marc Westbrook, the Nicholson Law Firm in Lexington, and the Nexsen-Pruet Law Firm in Charleston. Mr. Davis served as a page for four years in the S.C. Senate for Senator Nikki Setzler. He also worked for the National Advocacy Center in Columbia. Mr. Davis was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Randall loved his family and was especially devoted to his grandparents. He enjoyed the beach and dearly loved his animals. He always had a smile for everyone he met. Surviving, in addition to his father, Randy Davis of Lexington, are his sister, Julie Davis of Lexington; maternal grandmother, Louise Kozlowski of Springdale; uncles and aunts, Terry and Susan Darby, Kenneth and Chris Davis; cousins, Claire Darby, Elizabeth and Kenny Davis; and numerous relatives in South Carolina, New York, and Germany. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Kenneth L. and Mildred C. Davis; and his maternal grandfather, Stanley V. Kozlowski. ____________________