Terrence Detron Culbreath

0 0 0 Terrence Sc. ? Terrence Culbreath, was born in Richmond County, Georgia, on January 7, 1983. He was the son of Luke Jones and Jackie Culbreath. "Terrrence Culbreath "Tee" departed this earthly life on December 4, 2022. At the age of 39.

He was a graduate of the Strom Thurmond High School.

Terrance D. Culbreath, who led the city of Johnston for 10 years, two as councilman and 8 as mayor

Mayor Terrence Culbreath serves as the 13th Mayor of Johnston, South Carolina.

Mayor Culbreath is the youngest mayor ever elected in the Town of Johnston at age 31,

is the youngest 2 term mayor in the state of South Carolina. Mayor Culbreath has used

his time in office with the mission of "Moving Johnston Forward", by focusing on

economic development, investments in recreation and quality of life. Prior to his election

as mayor in 2014, Culbreath served two years on Johnston Town Council where he

focused on improving both the Public Works and Police Departments as well as

community infrastructure to attract new businesses and residents. Terrence serves on a

wide variety of boards and community organizations including, MASC (Municipal

Association of South Carolina) Executive Board of Directors (Columbia, SC), and

Executive Committee member SCCBM (South Carolina Conference of Black Mayors) to

name a few. In addition to his work with the Town of Johnston, Mayor Culbreath strives

to cultivate relationships with local churches, community organizations and stakeholders

such as Edgefield County Schools, and Edgefield County Peach Growers to build his

coalition of true Johnston believers.

Outside of his day-to-day duties as mayor, Culbreath explored his other passions.

Little-known fact, he actually owns a photography company (Culbreath.Photography)

and political consulting firm (Eighty3 Media & Consulting). He also recently founded

"The Culbreath Group" offering services in all 50 states that included public relations,

nonprofit Consulting, and project management. As you can see, Mayor Culbreath

embodies the role of a renaissance man and a future statesman.

Culbreath also served as political director for the 2020 Presidential Campaign of U.S.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.

Booker said Monday his last memory of Culbreath will be the sweatshirt Culbreath wore

when they met a couple of days before Culbreath died.

"He helped lead my presidential campaign; and when I last saw him about 48 hours

ago, he was wearing a sweatshirt that I had given him with the words of a poet I love on

it," Booker said in a recorded video. "It will be my last memory of seeing him, and it's so

fitting. What it said was simply: Real leaders lead with love."

Booker called Culbreath a heroic leader with a magnanimous heart.

"He was one of these leaders that didn't tell you how great he was but made you feel

great, that didn't lift to elevate himself but was focused on elevating others," Booker

said.

He leaves to cherish his memories to his mother, Jackie Culbreath Smith (Jonathan Henderson), Johnston, SC; his father, Luke Jones, Bettis Academy, four aunts, Vickie Culbreath, Augusta, GA, Sharon Rouse, Edgefield, SC, Elizabeth Jackson, Aiken, SC, Jozell Dobey (Adell), Trenton, SC; 5 uncles, Barry Culbreath (Pat), Tampa, FL, Glenn Culbreath, Johnston, SC, Virgil Culbreath, Johnston, SC, Robert Jones (Diane), Trenton, SC, Jack Jones, Aiken, SC; God Parents, Ann Williams (James Jones), Johnston, SC, special son, Isaiah Dennis, Savannah, GA; and a host of other family and friends. The Augusta Chronicle -- December 10, 2022