A house RESOLUTION

TO HONOR TODD, BREMER & LAWSON, INC., OF ROCK HILL AT THE CELEBRATION OF ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND TO CONGRATULATE JAMES HAROLD ("HAL") TODD ON FIFTY YEARS' SERVICE AS OWNER AND PRESIDENT OF THE FIRM.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Todd, Bremer & Lawson, Inc., of Rock Hill will mark a half-century of service on July 5, 2024; and

Whereas, on July 5, 1974, James Harold ("Hal") Todd and Thomas Larry Gregory formed a partnership named Todd, Gregory & Associates, with Hal Todd serving as president. Both men had previously worked at Central Adjustment Bureau in Dallas, Texas, and at Rash, Curtis & Associates, a regional agency based in Atlanta, Georgia; and

Whereas, in that same year, Winthrop University, just down the street from Todd, Gregory & Associates' call center and corporate headquarters in Rock Hill, became the firm's first client. The firm incorporated in December 1974 as Todd, Gregory & Associates, Inc. Hal Todd and Larry Gregory were equal partners in the newly formed corporation, with Hal Todd again serving as president; and

Whereas, a little over a year later in January 1976, Norman Edward ("Norm") Bremer and Douglas Charles Lawson purchased the stock owned by Larry Gregory. Hal Todd, Norm Bremer, and Charles Lawson branded Todd, Bremer & Lawson, Inc. (TB&L), in March 1976 and moved the corporate headquarters to 131 Caldwell Street in Rock Hill. By election, Hal Todd continued his service as the corporation's president; and

Whereas, Charles Lawson, having remained a stockholder, officer, and associate until January 1980, left the corporation following the sale of his stock to Norm Bremer. The corporate headquarters and call center moved to 142 Oakland Avenue in Rock Hill in late 1982. Seven years later, Norm Bremer passed away, and Hal Todd became the sole stockholder; and

Whereas, in April 2022, Shannon Todd Golightly and Kelly Todd Swicord became owners with 20% of the stock each. TB&L is proud that the firm is in a small group of third-party collection agencies that have been in business for fifty years under the same family ownership; and

Whereas, as Todd, Bremer & Lawson, Inc., celebrates a half-century of service, much has changed about the accounts receivable management industry. However, TB&L, now at 560 South Herlong in Rock Hill, has never been located outside the Rock Hill city limits and is still near the main campus of Winthrop University. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, honor Todd, Bremer & Lawson, Inc., of Rock Hill at the celebration of its fiftieth anniversary and congratulate James Harold ("Hal") Todd on fifty years' service as owner and president of the firm.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to James Harold ("Hal") Todd, president, on behalf of Todd, Bremer & Lawson, Inc.

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