A house RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE Sarah Cleveland Pinckney Ambler OF Charleston COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are delighted to learn that Sarah Cleveland Pinckney Ambler will celebrate her one hundredth birthday on January 21, 2024; and

Whereas, born in Charleston on January 21, 1924, in the first quarter of the twentieth century, she has witnessed the many remarkable social changes, technological advancements, and international developments that have spanned the globe from that time into the first quarter of the twenty-first century; and

Whereas, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rutledge Pinckney and the older sister of the late Elizabeth (Elise) Rutledge Pinckney, she is a descendant of Eliza Lucas Pinckney, a founding mother of our State and nation, and of Governor John Rutledge, an American founding father and the state's first governor after the Declaration of Independence was signed; and

Whereas, Mrs. Ambler was educated in local Charleston schools and received a bachelor's degree from the College of Charleston and a master's degree from the University of South Carolina.  She and her family summered in Flat Rock, North Carolina; and

Whereas, in 1962, she married Major Phillip St. George Ambler III of Pass Christian, Mississippi, where they resided until 2001 when they returned to live in Mt. Pleasant.  In their later years, she and her beloved husband traveled the world together.  They were married for fifty years until his passing in 2012; and

Whereas, fluent in French and Spanish, Mrs. Ambler had a distinguished career as an educator.  She enjoys gardening and is especially passionate about camellias, which grow so well in the Palmetto State, particularly the Lowcountry.  She loved playing tennis and still enjoys playing bridge.  She is an energetic member of Revela at Mt. Pleasant Assisted Living, formerly known as Sandpiper, where those who know her delight in her wonderful sense of humor and her outlook on life.  She has an active social life and enjoys exercising, swimming, and going to events.  She also drives her fellow community members to Publix once a week; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to honor this daughter of South Carolina at the celebration of her one hundredth birthday and join with her family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this extraordinary milestone.  Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Sarah Cleveland Pinckney Ambler of Charleston County on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and many years of continued health and happiness.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Sarah Cleveland Pinckney Ambler.

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