A house RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF Siri Diane Joyner Richardson OF Richland COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO Her LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Siri Diane Joyner Richardson on Friday, March 17, 2023, at nearly seventy-one years of age; and

Whereas, born on March 25, 1952, she was the daughter of Cleveland and Sophia Padgett Joyner and was reared in a loving family with eight siblings. The young Siri accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age, attending Ridgewood Missionary Baptist Church, and was educated in the public schools of Columbia, graduating from C.A. Johnson High School and Midlands Technical College; and

Whereas, she began her professional career with the former South Carolina Credit Bureau, and her service in state government began with the former Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Commission, which was renamed the South Carolina Department of Revenue, from which she retired in 2017; and

Whereas, a staunch proponent of good health and exercise, Mrs. Richardson worked out at MUV Fitness Sandhill without fail, attended cycling and yoga classes, and relished lifting weights. She was also a member of Poole's Cool Air Kickball Team, established in September of 2021. When relaxing, her favorite pastimes included reading and watching movies, reality television, and documentaries; and

Whereas, after God and family, her next love was shopping, as evidenced by six closets filled with clothes, purses, and shoes, all with sales tags still attached. More importantly, she loved to shop for others and to lavish gifts on friends and family. To them, she was the "Fashion Queen" as she always was adorned in the latest runway fashions with hairstyles and jewelry to match; and

Whereas, a music enthusiast, Mrs. Richardson was an Anita Baker fan, and she followed her passion for live jazz, travelling states away to join her sisters and brothers at jazz concerts. She especially relished family vacations to such places as Great Wolfe Lodge, Aruba, the Bahamas, Mexico, Destin, New Orleans, and the Dominican Republic; and

Whereas, together with her beloved husband of forty-five years, Harry Richardson, she reared two fine sons, Terrence Richardson of Aberdeen, Maryland, and Terrell Richardson of Mableton, Georgia. Her sons blessed her with four loving grandchildren, Christian, Cameron, Ava Marie, and Aiden, who affectionately called her Nanee and to whom she doled out unwavering love and unapproved sweets; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life and legacy of Siri Richardson and for the example of devotion and friendship she set for all who knew her.  Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Siri Diane Joyner Richardson of Richland County and extend their deepest sympathy to her large and loving family and her many friends.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Siri Diane Joyner Richardson.

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