South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

Bill 4738


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A house RESOLUTION

 

TO CONGRATULATE MR. AND MRS. Heyward Preston Dixon OF darlington COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY, AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR MANY MORE YEARS OF BLESSING AND FULFILLMENT.

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Preston Dixon celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary on December 23, 2023; and

 

Whereas, in the proud tradition of the sons of the Palmetto State, Heyward Dixon served in the United States Navy from 1960 to 1963, and he returned to work in Sonoco Products Company in Hartsville; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Dixon and Maxine Cassidy were married at the Darlington County Courthouse on December 23, 1963, and together they reared two fine daughters, Dana Hayward Dixon and Tonda Suzette Dixon; and

 

Whereas, Dana and her husband, Dave Johnson, have two sons, Jeff and Mac. Jeff and his wife, Kinsey, have blessed the Dixons with a great-grandson, their son, Preston Heyward Johnson; and

 

Whereas, Tonda and her husband, Hinson Hodge, Jr., have a daughter, Jena, and a son, Stone. Jena and her husband, Donald Ross, have blessed the Dixons with three great-grandchildren: Cooper, Carter, and MaryAnna; and

 

Whereas, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon have been grateful to see the continuation of their loving family legacy in their four grandchildren and their four great-grandchildren; and

 

Whereas, no success on earth adorns a life as does a marriage that endures the test of time and grows stronger with each passing year; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Dixon has learned the veracity of the proverb, "Whoso finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of the Lord," and he now considers one of his crowning achievements as having had the good sense to marry his beloved Maxine; and

 

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to honor this son and daughter of South Carolina at the celebration of their sixtieth anniversary, and the members join with their family and friends in congratulating them on reaching this extraordinary milestone.  Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

 

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Preston Dixon of Darlington County on the occasion of their diamond anniversary and extend best wishes for many more years of blessing and fulfillment.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Preston Dixon.

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