A JOINT RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of william maner "bill" Ives, former member of the general assembly.

Whereas, William Maner "Bill" Ives was born on September 4, 1933, in Jacksonville, Florida, to Anson Jesse Ives and Catherine Ellis Ives; and
Whereas, Bill Ives graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1951 and earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Florida in 1954; and
Whereas, Bill Ives served as a sergeant in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956 in Korea; and
Whereas, after serving in the army, Bill Ives taught civics at Lake Shore Junior High School; and
Whereas, in 1966, Bill Ives moved his family to Brevard, North Carolina, where he assumed ownership of the Keystone Camp for Girls; and
Whereas, after completing courses at Blue Ridge Community College, Bill Ives later became a licensed general contractor, an electrical contractor, and a plumbing and heating contractor; and
Whereas, Bill Ives served as treasurer of the Transylvania Republican Party from 1977 to 1978, Chair of the Transylvania Republican Party from 1979 to 1980, and Chair of the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners from 1972 to 1976 and from 1980 to 1984; and
Whereas, Bill Ives was elected to the General Assembly in 1992 and went on to serve three terms in the House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998; and
Whereas, during his tenure in the General Assembly, Bill Ives served as Chair of the Human Resources Subcommittee on Families, as Cochair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, and as a member of several other committees, including Education, Human Resources, Insurance, and State Government; and
Whereas, Bill Ives was an active member of his community, working with Habitat for Humanity and serving as Chair of the Land of Sky Council of Governments, President of the Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce, President of the Transylvania Historical Society, Chair of the Board of Transylvania Vocational Services, and Cochair of the Building Committee for the Transylvania Christian Ministry Sharing House; and as a member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina County Commissioners Association; as trustee of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics; and Chair of the Transylvania County Board of Equalization and Review; and
Whereas, Bill Ives was honored with the Esther Wesley Award, which is awarded to a person who consistently devotes himself to the community by the Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce; the Library Champion Award from the North Carolina Public Library Director's Association; and a Lifetime Services Award from Transylvania Vocation Services; and
Whereas, Bill Ives was a member of the St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Brevard, where he served on the Vestry and as a Sunday school teacher and warden; and
Whereas, Bill Ives died on April 20, 2011, at the age of 77; and
Whereas, Bill Ives was preceded in death by his first wife, Sue Howe Ives; and
Whereas, Bill Ives is survived by his wife, Ann Sanders Ives; a daughter Page Ives Lemel and husband Dr. Mark Steven Lemel; a son, Anson Bradley Ives and wife Debra Dickenhuth Ives; grandchildren, Catherine Ellis Lemel, Hannah Cecile Lemel, and Samuel Ives Lemel, Lawton Frederick Ives, and Emily Garnett Ives; and a sister, Naudain Ives Sellers; Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

SECTION 1.  The General Assembly honors the memory of William Maner "Bill" Ives and expresses its appreciation of the service he rendered to Transylvania County, the State, and the nation.
SECTION 2.  The General Assembly extends its sympathy to the family of William Maner "Bill" Ives for the loss of a beloved family member.
SECTION 3.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the family of William Maner "Bill" Ives.
SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26th day of June, 2012.

	s/	 Walter H. Dalton
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Thom Tillis
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives