[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10977-10978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO STATE SENATOR T. ALLEN LEGARE, JR.

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 16, 2010

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, State Senator T. Allen 
Legare, Jr. was an inspiration to me growing up in historic Charleston, 
South Carolina, as a gentleman promoting job creation with the State 
Development Board and the State Ports Authority. My attending 
Washington and Lee University was coordinated by him, who had attended 
W&L, with my mother, Wray Graves Wilson, who attended nearby Hollins 
College in Virginia.
  The below article was printed in The Post and Courier on June 12, 
2010.

        The Post and Courier: Obituaries--Local Politician Dies

       Thomas Allen Legare, Jr., a former S.C. senator and 
     Charleston-area lawyer, died Friday. He was 94.
       A four-term senator from 1953 to 1966, Legare pushed for 
     bridge and highway improvements. He served as chairman of the 
     State Development Board, which set two records for industrial 
     development under his leadership. He was the board chairman 
     from 1969 to 1974.
       For his public service as a legislator, the S.C. Department 
     of Highways and Public Transportation named the northbound 
     U.S. Highway 17 bridge over the Ashley River after Legare in 
     1978.
       As a senator, he authored several bills that provided for 
     the expansion of the State Ports Authority. He was a two-term 
     Democratic representative from Charleston from 1947 to 1953.
       In 1979, Legare received the University of South Carolina's 
     Distinguished Alumni Award. He earned his A.B. and law 
     degrees from the university in 1939 and 1941, respectively. 
     Legare was a past president and chairman of the alumni 
     association.
       Legare was born in Charleston on July 22, 1915, to Thomas 
     A. Legare and Lilly Mikell Legare. In 1964 he formed the 
     Legare, Hare

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     and Smith law firm in Charleston. He was an Army veteran, 
     serving in World War II in the European and China-India-Burma 
     theaters.
       Legare was a former director of the Charleston Junior 
     Chamber of Commerce and the Lion's Club of Charleston. Other 
     memberships included the American Legion Post #10, the 
     Veterans' Advisory Council and the Carolina Yacht Club. 
     Legare was a longtime member of the Second Presbyterian 
     Church of Charleston.
       He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia I. Green Legare, 
     and daughter, Irene G. Legare Wesley. Surviving are the 
     couple's three other children, Virginia G. Legare Townsend, 
     Sarah M. Legare Stuhr, and Edward T. Legare, all of Wadmalaw 
     Island.
       Stuhr's Downtown Chapel is handling arrangements.

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