A house RESOLUTION

 

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF DAISY ROGERS MCDUFFIE OF ROCK HILL, TO CELEBRATE HER LIFE, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

 

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives was deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Mrs. Daisy Rogers McDuffie of Rock Hill at the venerable age of one hundred four; and

 

Whereas, Mrs. McDuffie, the second daughter of the late James and Carrie Wilson Rogers, was born on February 22, 1922, in Conway; and

 

Whereas, in preparation for her career, this 1940 graduate of Whittemore High School earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1944 from what was then the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural, and Mechanical College of South Carolina. She then served as an educator for thirty-five years; and

 

Whereas, in God's good time, Mrs. Rogers and her late husband, Mr. Dock C. McDuffie Jr., were blessed with three sons, Roger Kent McDuffie, Dock C. McDuffie III, and the late Malcolm Bernard McDuffie, who in their turn blessed their parents with grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and

 

Whereas, an active member of her community with a lifetime of service to mankind, Mrs. McDuffie celebrated her one hundred fourth birthday on February 22, 2026; and

 

Whereas, to recognize Mrs. McDuffie's life and her commitment to community service, in 2024 the portion of Ogden Road in York County from its intersection with Heckle Boulevard to its intersection with Harrison Street was named "Daisy Rogers McDuffie Road" in her honor, with appropriate markers being erected along this road; and

 

Whereas, further honors have come her way. Most recently, on the occasion of South Carolina State University's one hundred thirtieth anniversary, Mrs. McDuffie was recognized as a South Carolina State alumna and a centenarian who had recently celebrated her one hundred fourth birthday. Other honors include a 1997 resolution from the South Carolina House of Representatives designating February 22 as "Daisy Rogers McDuffie Day"; and

 

Whereas, Daisy Rogers McDuffie leaves to cherish her memory a host of family members, friends, and other admirers. She will be greatly missed. Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

 

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, express profound sorrow upon the passing of Daisy Rogers McDuffie of Rock Hill, celebrate her life, and extend the deepest sympathy to her family and many friends.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family.

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