S*0867 Resolution, By Peeler
 A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR KAYE CAMPBELL HILLIARD UPON THE
 OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN TEN YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE ON
 THE STAFF OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND
 HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

   06/03/15  Senate Introduced and adopted

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR KAYE CAMPBELL HILLIARD UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN TEN YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE ON THE STAFF OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to learn that Kaye Campbell Hilliard, a former Cork Ball Queen, began a well-deserved retirement on January 2, 2015; and

Whereas, born in Olympia on December 31, 1948, Kaye Campbell graduated from Olympia High School in 1967 and is proud that she still lives in the community where she was reared; and

Whereas, four years after graduation, she married her high school sweetheart and beloved husband, James Lester "Jimmy" Hilliard; and

Whereas, Mrs. Hilliard was employed with R. L. Bryan and Continental Consultants in Columbia and at Olympia Middle School before staying at home to rear her fine twin daughters; and

Whereas, her daughter Jennifer, born two minutes before her sister, is married to Chad Holbrook, the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina, and they have blessed her with two grandchildren, Campbell Reece Holbrook and Cooper James Holbrook; and

Whereas, Mrs. Hilliard's daughter Caroline is married to Scott Donaldson, and she blessed her parents with two grandchildren, Ansley Caroline Younginer and Matthew Bryce Younginer; and

Whereas, when she returned to work, she was employed at Rosewood Florist and then began serving on the staff of the South Carolina Senate in 2004, working for the Medical Affairs Committee and the Majority Leader; and

Whereas, Kaye lovingly baked birthday cakes from scratch for colleagues and affectionately became known in the Gressette Building as "Kaye - the Cake Lady"; and

Whereas, an avid Gamecock fan and shagger, the state dance of South Carolina, Kaye enjoys shagging on the beach and in the snow, and fishing at her lake home, and she is a faithful member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church; and

Whereas, she plans to spend many happy hours of retirement enjoying her family: her husband, her daughters and sons-in-law, and her four grandchildren; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are grateful for the years of dedication that Kaye Campbell Hilliard has devoted to the South Carolina Senate and wish her many years of enjoyment in her well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognizes and honors Kaye Campbell Hilliard upon the occasion of her retirement after more than ten years of faithful service on the staff of the South Carolina Senate, and the members wish her continued success and happiness in all her future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Kaye Campbell Hilliard.