A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE Elizabeth DuBose "Betty" Brogdon ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY, TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS, and to name october 15, 2024, as "Betty Brogdon Day" in the State of South Carolina.

Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly is delighted to learn that Elizabeth DuBose Brogdon of Sumter County will celebrate her one hundredth birthday on October 15, 2024; and

Whereas, born on October 15, 1924, in the first quarter of the twentieth century, she has witnessed the many astounding technological advancements, social changes, and international developments that have spanned the globe from that time into the first quarter of the twenty-first century; and

Whereas, a native of Sumter and the daughter of Edward Ervin DuBose and Isabel Grier DuBose, Betty DuBose graduated from Sumter Girls' High School and earned a bachelor's degree in English from Winthrop University; and

Whereas, on June 16, 1949, she married her beloved Frederick Earle Brogdon, and together they reared two fine sons, Frederick Earle Brogdon, Jr., and Edward DuBose Brogdon. Her sons and daughters-in-law, Laura Troutman Brogdon and Vivian Atkinson Brogdon Williams, blessed her with the affection of four devoted grandchildren: Margarete Elizabeth Brogdon Hill, Frederick Earle Brogdon III, Katherine Stewart Brogdon, and Edward DuBose Brogdon, Jr. She has been doubly blessed to see the continuation of her loving family legacy in her great-grandchildren, William Cooper Hill, Jr., and Brogdon Caldwell Hill; and

Whereas, a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church of Sumter for seventy-five years, Mrs. Brogdon joined the church in 1949, and her impact has resounded through multiple generations of children to whom she has taught the Westminster Catechism for over seventy years. She has also taught the Shorter Catechism to smaller groups. As a member of the church's Presbyterian Women, she gathered  and compiled the history of the church, and she has been a Sunday school teacher, a member of the McLaurin-Berean Sunday School Class, and a circle member; and

Whereas, Mrs. Bogdon's patriotism and devotion to her state and nation are evident in her membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and as a member of the First Families of South Carolina; and

Whereas, committed to her community, Mrs. Brogdon is a sustainer of the Sumter Junior Welfare League, which she served as secretary and from which she received the Spirit of the League Award. She is a member of the Garden Club and the Book Club; and

Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly is pleased to honor Betty Brogdon, a noble daughter of South Carolina, at the celebration of her one hundredth birthday, and the members join with her family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this extraordinary milestone. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, congratulate Elizabeth DuBose "Betty" Brogdon on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday, wish her a joyous birthday celebration and many years of continued health and happiness, and name October 15, 2024, as "Betty Brogdon Day" in the State of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Elizabeth DuBose "Betty" Brogdon.

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