Bill Text: SC H3282 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Romel Ashe Eagles
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-15 - Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence [H3282 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2013-H3282-Introduced.html
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
TO CONGRATULATE ROMEL ASHE EAGLES UPON 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 General Assembly are pleased to learn that Romel Ashe Eagles will mark the significant milestone of her centennial birthday surrounded by family and friends at a celebration in her honor on February 9, 2013; and
Whereas, the daughter of Mary and Frank Ashe, Romel Ashe was born in Georgetown on February 7, 1913, in the early part of the twentieth century, and she has been witness to the 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, together with her beloved husband, James P. Eagles, she reared four fine children: James Eagles, Jr.; Othella Eagles Bush; Mary Evelyn Eagles Burroughs; and Franklin R. Eagles; and
Whereas, a retired educator, she taught at Happy Tots Kindergarten in Conway, Horry County's first state-certified black-owned kindergarten; and
Whereas, she is a member of Cherry Hill Missionary Baptist Church where she served as a deaconess emeritus, a Sunday school teacher, and a member of Evening Star Chapter No. 183 of the Order of the Eastern Star; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly 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 event. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, congratulate Romel Ashe Eagles upon 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 Romel Ashe Eagles.
