South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 624

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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Lourie
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24330cz15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2015
Adopted by the Senate on March 26, 2015

Summary: Jacqueline Diane Hearn

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/26/2015  Senate  Introduced and adopted (Senate Journal-page 11)

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3/26/2015

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A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR JACQUELINE DIANE LAUREY "JACKIE" HEARN, A PARALEGAL WITH ROGERS TOWNSEND AND THOMAS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER FORTY-SIX YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate have learned that Jacqueline Diane Laurey "Jackie" Hearn will begin a well-deserved retirement after forty-six years as a highly-regarded paralegal with Rogers Townsend and Thomas on April 3, 2015; and

Whereas, a 1969 cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina in business administration, Jackie Hearn began her work as a paralegal while she was still in school; and

Whereas, from 1984 to 1991, she served as the managing administrator of the then Rogers and Townsend during the critical years of the firm's early formation; and

Whereas, specializing in litigation, Ms. Hearn was active in the Association of Legal Administrators, and over the years she mentored countless lawyers and paralegals; and

Whereas, she is an expert in shorthand, a rare skill nowadays, and her legal expertise and unimpeachable character have joined with her office skills to make her a valued mentor in the legal community and a respected member of Rogers Townsend and Thomas; and

Whereas, her beloved husband, Robert Hearn, served his country with the United States Marine Corps. She reared two fine children, Rodney and Larry, and also enjoys four stepchildren; and

Whereas, a faithful member of Greenlawn Baptist Church, Ms. Hearn actively serves in the church's choral and handbell ministry; and

Whereas, for forty years, she served as a volunteer worker with the Aurora Club, and she has been a volunteer with the South Carolina National Federation of the Blind; and

Whereas, an integral part of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society 2010 National Convention in Charleston, Ms. Hearn also assisted in the organization of the South Carolina State Guard Foundation, Inc., which supports many charities that benefit military personnel and their dependents; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are grateful for the years of unparalleled dedication that Jackie Hearn has devoted to her work at Rogers Townsend and Thomas and for the high standards she has set for paralegal professionals and wish her many years of enjoyment in her well-earned retirement. 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 Jacqueline Diane Laurey "Jackie" Hearn, a paralegal with Rogers Townsend and Thomas, Attorneys at Law, upon the occasion of her retirement after forty-six 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 Jacqueline Diane Laurey "Jackie" Hearn.

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