Bill Text: SC H5294 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Ethel Waymer
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 79-44)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-25 - Introduced and adopted [H5294 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2017-H5294-Introduced.html
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE ETHEL WAYMER OF ORANGEBURG 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 Ethel Waymer of Orangeburg County will be honored by her family and friends to celebrate her one hundredth birthday on May 6, 2018; and
Whereas, born on May 6, 1918, in the early part of the twentieth century, she has witnessed many remarkable social changes, technological advancements, and international developments that have spanned the globe from that time into the second decade of the twenty-first century; and
Whereas, Ms. Waymer was educated in the public schools of Orangeburg County and attended East Hill Junior High School; and
Whereas, she lived and worked for a time in New Jersey where she learned the benefits of hard work while at the same time developing a strong dedication to the welfare of others; and
Whereas, without a license or formal training, she taught a kind of mathematics through her example, not in a school classroom, but in her community, when she added the values of love and hard work to her life; subtracted a can't-do attitude from her mind; multiplied these concepts in her home, church, and neighborhood; and divided them among those in her community; and
Whereas, Ms. Waymer is a tithing and faithful member of Andrew Chapel Baptist Church where she formerly sang in the choir and was active in other church auxiliaries; 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 Ethel Waymer of Orangeburg 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 provided to Ethel Waymer.
