Hundreds gathered Saturday to remember the life of former S.C. Rep. Curtis Inabinett Sr.
Inabinett, a longtime state representative who served the Ravenel area and who died at age 91 on June 26.
“He was a good mentor, leader and a quiet voice in my ear,” Ravenel Mayor Stephen Tumbleston said in published reports. “And even though he walked softly, obviously he threw a lot of big influence in this town and this state.”
Inabinett, who served in the state House for nearly a decade, also was the first African American mayor of Ravenel. Long devoted to public service, Inabinett worked for years as a teacher and principal.
Among those who spoke at his funeral were U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and Charleston lawyer Andy Savage. Read an obituary.
CP OPINION, Brack: On scams and spam calls — be wary
“The spam and scam phone calls are coming in so frequently these days that I’ve taken to speaking French. Which I don’t really speak. So when a call rings in from Marion or North Myrtle Beach or Andrews — even though it’s really from China or India or Russia — I now answer with one word, ‘Bonjour.’”
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