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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3282 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990119 Primary Sponsor:McMahand All Sponsors:McMahand Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\psd\7143ac99.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19990120 Subject:Mrs. Gertrude Brock, Resolutions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990120 Received from Senate Senate 19990120 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence House 19990119 Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate Versions of This Bill
TO CONGRATULATE AND EXTEND SINCERE BEST WISHES TO MRS. GERTRUDE BROCK ON THE OCCASION OF HER 100TH BIRTHDAY.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly are very pleased to learn that Mrs. Gertrude Brock of Greenville, celebrated her 100th birthday December 28, 1998; and
Whereas, she was born in Greenville County to Emma and Albert Harrison, the second of eleven children and the first daughter whom everyone wanted to name, so they did - giving her the name Gertrude Marie Tecora Metila Febbie Ann Mary; and
Whereas, she began school at age six in a one-room schoolhouse; at the age of fourteen she took on the responsibilities of work and alternately attended school one week and worked, cooking and caring for children, one week; and
Whereas, Mrs. Brock and her husband, W. C. Brock were married in 1921 and were blessed with a large and loving family of six daughters, four sons, nineteen grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; and
Whereas, Mrs. Brock has been a very active member of Shady Grove Baptist Church since joining in 1921; she serves as a Deaconess and Mother of the church; she taught Sunday school for many years and has been an advisor for the junior missionary; and
Whereas, Mrs. Brock has also made many contributions to her community over her long and very full life; she is a member of Holly Spring Chapter No. 31, Order of Eastern Star, and previously served as treasurer for District No. 1, Grand Chapter; she was a certified member of the South Carolina Extension Homemaker Council; and has been recognized on many occasions for her fine domestic skills, earning a blue ribbon at the county fair, a community yard improvement award, and many other awards. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, congratulate Mrs. Gertrude Harrison Brock on the occasion of her 100th birthday and extend to her their very best wishes.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Brock.
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