S*0369 Resolution, By Hembree
 A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR FRANCES STRICKLAND FOR HER
 SIGNIFICANT PARTICIPATION IN THE HORRY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. AND TO
 CONGRATULATE HER UPON BEING NAMED THE COOPERATIVE'S 2015 RURAL LADY OF THE
 YEAR.

   01/27/15  Senate Introduced and adopted (Senate Journal-page 15)

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR FRANCES STRICKLAND FOR HER SIGNIFICANT PARTICIPATION IN THE HORRY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. AND TO CONGRATULATE HER UPON BEING NAMED THE COOPERATIVE'S 2015 RURAL LADY OF THE YEAR.

Whereas, the members of the Senate of the State of South Carolina are pleased to learn that Frances Strickland has been honored with the Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc. Rural Lady of the Year Award; and

Whereas, born and reared in Horry County, she has been associated with Horry Electric Cooperative for more than sixty years; and

Whereas, she worked on her family farm for some forty years, involved in every aspect of her family's 200-acre farming operation and in all daily farming decisions; and

Whereas, Ms. Strickland continues to love growing a garden and sharing meals with her family, which she has prepared with the vegetables from her own garden; and

Whereas, spending time with her children and grandchildren ranks among her chief delights; and

Whereas, hardworking, diligent, honest, and full of humor, Frances Strickland uses her strong management skills and dedication to inspire and care for others; and

Whereas, with a strong faith in God, she devotedly attends Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church on Sunday mornings; and

Whereas, Frances Strickland has spent her life living and enjoying rural life, committed to making Horry County a better place and devoted to preserving and protecting the benefits of rural living; and

Whereas, deeply grateful for her dedication to rural life and her significant contributions to the Horry Electric Cooperative, the South Carolina Senate takes great pleasure in acknowledging Frances Strickland as the 2015 Rural Lady of the Year. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and honor Frances Strickland for her significant participation in the Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc. and congratulate her upon being named the cooperative's 2015 Rural Lady of the Year.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Frances Strickland.