A senate RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE naomi "ruth" myers ON THE OCCASION OF HER one hundredth BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to learn that Ms. Naomi Ruth Corley Myers, affectionately known as "Ruth," will celebrate this important milestone at her birthday celebration on Sunday, March 19, 2023; and

Whereas, Ms. Ruth was born on March 17, 1923, the third and final child to parents John Manning Corley and Daisy Eichelberger Corley. She graduated as class salutatorian from Harbison Institute in Irmo and went on to attend Allen University in Columbia, where she received her bachelor's degree in English. She also studied at South Carolina State University, in Orangeburg before finishing her Master's in Library Science at North Carolina Central University, in Durham, North Carolina; and

Whereas, a lifelong educator, Ms. Ruth began her career in Gray Court, South Carolina as an English teacher and librarian. She then went on to teach English and French as well as assist in the library in Batesburg-Leesville; and

Whereas, Ms. Ruth ended her career at C.A. Johnson High School in Columbia, where she served as a librarian until her retirement in 1980; and

Whereas, a devout Christian, she joined Pleasant Spring Church at an early age and remained a faithful member throughout her life. She held many positions over the years, including Sunday school teacher, Bible school teacher, secretary, steward, and Women's Missionary Society member; and

Whereas, a civic leader, Ms. Ruth has always been willing to lend a helping hand to all. She delivered Meals on Wheels for many years after her retirement. She is a pillar of the Irmo/Lake Murray community, serving those around her selflessly and without fanfare; and

Whereas, Ms. Ruth has been a protector and mentor for her nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and the hundreds of students whose lives she has touched over the past century; and

Whereas, the South Carolina Senate takes great pleasure in honoring this daughter of South Carolina at the celebration of her one hundredth birthday and is pleased to join with her family and friends in congratulating her. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Ms. Naomi Ruth Corley Myers on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and much happiness in the years ahead.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Ms. Ruth Myers.

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