{"id":2298,"date":"2006-10-22T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-23T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevinbryant.com\/2006\/10\/22\/sen-billy-odell-bridge-dedication-2\/"},"modified":"2006-10-22T20:05:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-23T01:05:00","slug":"sen-billy-odell-bridge-dedication-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/sen-billy-odell-bridge-dedication-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Billy O&#8217;Dell Bridge Dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/6269\/986\/1600\/odell%2520sign.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/6269\/986\/320\/odell%2520sign.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Sunday a Bridge on Highway 25 was dedicated to Sen. Billy O\u2019Dell, who happens to be the senior senator in my suite. Interestingly, the bridge is in 3 counties: Abbeville County, Greenwood, &#038; Abbeville Counties. Next session begins Sen. O\u2019Dell\u2019s service for 22 years. Congratulations Billy!<\/p>\n<p>Biography: William Hamilton &#8220;Billy&#8221; [R]&#8211;(Dist. No. 4, Abbeville-Anderson-Greenwood Cos.)&#8211; CEO, O&#8217;Dell Corp., Inc.; residing at 144 Devon Park, Greenwood; b. Oct. 11, 1938 in Ware Shoals; s. William B. and Sara Francis O&#8217;Dell; g. The Citadel, B.A., 1960; m. Aedra Gail Tisdale, 2 children, William B. and Patricia Michelle; VC, School Dist. 51, 1974-81; Dir., Southern Broom &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/6269\/986\/1600\/billy.0.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/6269\/986\/320\/billy.0.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Mop Assn., 1974; Pres., Southern Broom &#038; Mop Assn., 1976; The Citadel Bd. of Visitors, 1981-89; Pres., Ware Shoals Chamber of Commerce, 1985; Dir., State Chamber of Commerce, 1985-88; Pres., Ware Shoals Chamber of Commerce, 1985-86; Dir., State Chamber of Commerce, 1985-88; Pres., Ware Shoals Comm. Foundation, 1985-88; Chm., Ware Shoals United Fund, 1986; VC, Abbeville Dev. Bd., 1987; Piedmont Tech. Bd. of Visitors, 1987-88; The Citadel Bd. of Visitors, 1990-91; Recipient of Palmetto Award, The Citadel, 1994; Hon. Doctor of Bus., The Citadel; CEO, The O&#8217;Dell Corp., 1997; Hon. Doctor of Bus., The Citadel, 1997; Small Bus. Legislator of the Year, 1998; Alumni Achievement Award, Camden Mil. Academy, 2000; Legislator of the Year, Dept. of Disabilities and Special Needs, 2001; Bd. of Trustees, Camden Mil. Academy, 2004; Coms.: Fin.; Gen.; LCI; Rules; Invitations; Deacon, Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church, 1977-81; mil. serv.: SCNG, 1956-58; prev. serv. in Sen. 1989-05.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday a Bridge on Highway 25 was dedicated to Sen. Billy O\u2019Dell, who happens to be the senior senator in my suite. Interestingly, the bridge is in 3 counties: Abbeville County, Greenwood, &#038; Abbeville Counties. Next session begins Sen. O\u2019Dell\u2019s service for 22 years. Congratulations Billy! Biography: William Hamilton &#8220;Billy&#8221; [R]&#8211;(Dist. 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