S*1228 Resolution, By Lourie
 A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE CLIFTON LIDDELL OF COLUMBIA ON THE
 OCCASION OF HIS ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS
 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

   02/15/12  Senate Introduced and adopted (Senate Journal-page 7)

TO CONGRATULATE CLIFTON LIDDELL OF COLUMBIA ON THE OCCASION OF HIS ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are delighted to learn that Clifton Liddell of Columbia will celebrate his one hundred and fourth birthday on March 28, 2012; and

Whereas, the son of Reece Johnson Liddell, Sr., and Amanda Crum Liddell, Clifton Liddell was born in Coahoma County, Mississippi, on March 28, 1908, in the early part of the twentieth century, and he has been witness to nearly all the incredible changes and developments that have come to this nation from that time into the twenty-first century; and

Whereas, he is now the last living sibling of eight brothers and four sisters; and

Whereas, in the course of his career, he served as a tree trimmer, cook, and chef, and he used his culinary gifts to run a barbeque eatery in Brooklyn, New York, until he was ninety-six years old; and

Whereas, in fact, for his one hundredth-birthday dinner, he did nearly all the cooking, rustling up ham, barbeque, and string beans among other down-home delicacies, although his niece, Dr. Wanda Liddell Armstrong, did put together the cobbler for him; and

Whereas, on reaching his one hundredth birthday, Mr. Liddell moved to Arkansas, where he lived for two years. He now resides in Columbia with his step-daughter, Mrs. Zelda R. Bullock. Every weekday, he visits the Cayce Senior Citizen Complex, where he fellowships with friends and engages in various artistic endeavors; and

Whereas, not one to let advancing years slow him down, Clifton Liddell loves to dance, especially swing and jitterbug. At his one hundred-second birthday party, he had the ladies lined up to dance with him to a favorite Brook Benton tune. Rumor has it that some had trouble keeping up with him; and

Whereas, this centenarian is still in love with life. When friends ask how he is, he answers in typical Clifton Liddell fashion, "I'm doing one hundred percent!"; and

Whereas, to mark Clifton Liddell's centennial-plus-four birthday, his family and friends will hold a celebratory event in his honor on March 31, 2012, in Columbia; and

Whereas, the Senate is pleased to honor Mr. Liddell at the celebration of his one hundred fourth birthday and joins with his family and friends in congratulating him on reaching this extraordinary milestone. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Clifton Liddell of Columbia on the occasion of his one hundred and fourth birthday and wish him a joyous birthday celebration and continued health and happiness.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Clifton Liddell.