A house RESOLUTION

TO recognize and HONOR Rose Butler, culinary arts teacher at North Augusta High School, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER fifty-two YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE, and TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives has learned that Rose Butler will begin a well-deserved retirement at the end of the 2023 school year after more than five decades as the highly regarded teacher of culinary arts at North Augusta High School; and

Whereas, reared outside of Eastover, Rose Butler always wanted to become a teacher, so after she graduated from South Carolina State University at the age of twenty, she began her career teaching home economics in Aiken County; and

Whereas, Ms. Butler began teaching at North Augusta in the fall of 1971, and her daily activities often involved making biscuits and gravy, teaching table etiquette, and providing the math skills for the baking class, but they always included her iconic presence in the classroom and halls of the school; and

Whereas, she helped to develop and sustain a culinary arts program at North Augusta where students can earn ServSafe restaurant and course completer certifications.  Through partnerships with WifeSaver and other local culinary and industry professionals in an advisory committee, she helped to provide education and job opportunities for students; and

Whereas, Ms. Butler has made a difference in the lives of the students she has served, and she has been a mentor and role model for restaurateurs in the community, some of whom have businesses that hire her students; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives value the work of dedicated educators in the Palmetto State, who devote themselves to our youth by helping them to prepare to become productive citizens, and especially teachers like Rose Butler, whose outstanding service has impacted her students, her school, and her community; and

Whereas, she plans to spend many happy hours of retirement with her family and traveling, reading, gardening, and even fishing whenever she has the opportunity; and

Whereas, grateful for her many years of distinguished service to North Augusta High School, the South Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Rose Butler as she transitions to a richly deserved retirement and the unhurried pace of the days ahead, and the members wish her many years of enjoyment in her well-earned retirement.  Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Rose Butler, culinary arts teacher at North Augusta High School, upon the occasion of her retirement after fifty-two years of exemplary service, and wish her continued success and happiness in all her future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Rose Butler.

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