GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
RATIFIED BILL

RESOLUTION 21
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1291

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF ROBERT S. SWAIN AND URGING THE RENAMING OF THE MCLEOD CENTER RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER AS THE ROBERT S. SWAIN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER.

Whereas, Senator Robert S. Swain, who cared greatly about the needs of all people, was aware of the lack of facilities throughout the State and especially in the western region for treatment for alcohol and substance abuse; and
Whereas, Senator Robert S. Swain was a long-time advocate for treatment services for alcohol and substance abusers; and
Whereas, Senator Robert S. Swain served on the board of First Step Farm, a local alcohol treatment center; and
Whereas, Senator Robert S. Swain single-handedly located a model treatment program for alcohol and substance abusers in the western region and spearheaded its development into the McLeod Center Residential Drug Program, administered by the Blue Ridge Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Program;

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

Section 1.  The General Assembly honors the memory of Robert S. Swain and most strongly urges the board of the Blue Ridge Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Program to rename the McLeod Center Residential Treatment Center as the Robert S. Swain Treatment Center, in honor of Senator Robert S. Swain.
Sec. 2.  A certified copy of this resolution shall be delivered to the board of the Blue Ridge Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Program, the Director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, and the family of Senator Robert S. Swain.
Sec. 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 4th day of July, 1991.

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	James C. Gardner
	President of the Senate

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	Daniel Blue, Jr.
	Speaker of the House of Representatives