NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

RESOLUTION 40

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 310

 

 

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF LUTHER THOMPSON HARTSELL, JR., FORMER STATE SENATOR FROM CABARRUS COUNTY.

 

WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina and the County of Cabarrus recently suffered a great loss in the untimely death of Luther Thompson Hartsell, Jr.; and

WHEREAS, he was a member of the Cabarrus County, North Carolina, North Carolina State, and American Bar Associations and of the American Judicature Society and served as President of the North Carolina State Bar 1944‑45. He was a member of the North Carolina Board of Law Examiners 1942‑44 and from 1946 until the date of his death. He was admitted to practice law in the several courts of the State of North Carolina and in the United States District and Circuit Courts of the Supreme Court of the United States; and

WHEREAS, he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he had held the office of Deacon since 1929. He was chairman of the Board of Deacons 1944‑45 and was at the time of his death chairman of the Finance Committee of the Board of Deacons and chairman of the Joint Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Deacons and the Session; and

WHEREAS, he was a member of the North Carolina Senate 1933‑35. He was chairman of the Cabarrus County Selective Service Board from 1940 to 1947 and continued to serve as a member until his death. He was a member of the Graded School Board of the City of Concord 1941‑57 and served as its chairman from 1953 to 1957. He had served as Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis Clubs and at the time of his death was a member of the Concord Rotary Club, Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, Cabarrus Country Club, Carolina Country Club, and the Lawyers Club of New York City; and

WHEREAS, he was a Democrat, having served as chairman of the Cabarrus County Board of Elections 1926‑32 and as County Attorney for a number of years. He was chairman of the Board of Directors of The Concord National Bank and a member of the Board of Directors of Oxford Orphanage and the General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina. He was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars and of the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; and

WHEREAS, Luther Thompson Hartsell, Jr., during the years of his useful life gave of his time, energy and talents to an unusual degree in the interest of his family, his friends, and neighbors, and to the citizens of Cabarrus County and the State of North Carolina:

 

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

 

Section 1.  In the untimely death of Luther Thompson Hartsell, Jr., the County of Cabarrus and the State of North Carolina have lost an able, loyal, loved and devoted citizen and public servant.

Sec. 2.  The General Assembly, by this Resolution, desires to give formal expression of its deep and sincere appreciation of the life and character of Luther Thompson Hartsell, Jr., and gratitude for his unselfish and devoted public service.

Sec. 3.  A copy of this Resolution, duly certified, shall be sent to his widow, Mrs. Luther Thompson Hartsell, Jr., his son, Luther Thompson Hartsell, III, and his daughter, Mrs. Lena Heath Hartsell Wiggins of Concord, N.C.

Sec. 4.  This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of May, 1961.