Fritz Hollings – "Performance is better than promise."

April 16, 2019April 17, 2019

Biden, McMaster, Clyburn eulogize Hollings

CHARLESTON, S.C. | Former Vice President Joe Biden remembered his best friend in the U.S. Senate, the late Sen. Fritz Hollings, as a giant who evolved to “write the great story of our times” during a Tuesday funeral in Summerall Chapel at The Citadel.

“What a life; what a legacy,” Biden reflected to more than 1,000 people who attended the two-hour service.

WATCH: You can watch a recording of the funeral here. (Image above by Louis Brems, The Citadel)

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April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

Biden to deliver eulogy at funeral for Hollings

APRIL 8, 2019 | Former Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy during the April 16 funeral in Charleston for the late U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings, the senator’s family announced today. Other speakers will include S.C. Gov. Henry Mcmaster and U.S. Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, the third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House.

The funeral, which is open to the public, will be held 11 a.m. April 16 at Summerall Chapel on the campus of The Citadel where Hollings graduated in 1942 with a bachelor’s degree.

In 2010 during the dedication of a University of South Carolina library bearing Hollings’ name, Biden praised Hollings’ years of service to the nation and state. He recalled how Hollings’ book, The Case Against Hunger: A Demand for a National Policy sparked a national debate on hunger in America and led to national legislation that created the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children, popularly known as WIC. Continue reading “Biden to deliver eulogy at funeral for Hollings”

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019

Remembering Senator Hollings

Thanks to the great South Carolina cartoonist Robert Ariail for letting us share this remembrance of the late U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings, who passed away yesterday.