1999-2000 Bill 3823: Miss South Carolina Appreciation Day, April 7, 1999, Miss Wendy Willis;

1 BIL: 3823 2 TYP: Concurrent Resolution CR 3 INB: House 4 IND: 19990406 5 PSP: Allison 6 SPO: Allison, Allen, Altman, Askins, Bailey, Bales, Barfield, Barrett, 7 Battle, Beck, Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Brown, 8 Campsen, Canty, Carnell, Cato, Chellis, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, 9 Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, Emory, Fleming, 10 Gamble, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hamilton, Harrell, Harris, Harrison, 11 Harvin, Haskins, Hawkins, Hayes, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Howard, 12 Inabinett, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, 13 Koon, Lanford, Law, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, 14 Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Maddox, Martin, Mason, McCraw, McGee, McKay, 15 M. McLeod, W. McLeod, McMahand, Meacham-Richardson, Miller, 16 Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Parks, Phillips, Pinckney, 17 Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers, Rutherford, Sandifer, 18 Scott, Seithel, Sharpe, Sheheen, Simrill, D. Smith, F. Smith, J. Smith, 19 R. Smith, Stille, Stuart, Taylor, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, 20 Walker, Webb, Whatley, Whipper, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins, Witherspoon, 21 Woodrum and Young-Brickell 22 DDN: l:\council\bills\pt\1419dw99.doc 23 DPB: 19990407 24 SUB: Miss South Carolina Appreciation Day, April 7, 1999, Miss Wendy Willis; 25 Resolutions 26 27 28 HST: 29 30 Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved 31 ______32 House 19990407 Received from Senate 33 Senate 19990407 Introduced, adopted, returned 34 with concurrence 35 House 19990406 Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate 36 37 38 Printed Versions of This Bill 39 40 41 42 43 TXT: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO EXTEND THE BEST WISHES AND HEARTFELT 12 CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE 13 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH 14 CAROLINA TO OUR CURRENT “MISS SOUTH CAROLINA”, 15 WENDY WILLIS OF FOUNTAIN INN, ON THE SPECIAL 16 OCCASION OF “MISS SOUTH CAROLINA APPRECIATION 17 DAY”. 18 19 Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are proud to have 20 the opportunity to recognize our current “Miss South Carolina”, 21 Wendy Willis of Fountain Inn; and 22 23 Whereas, prior to winning the title of “Miss South Carolina”, Miss 24 Willis was crowned Miss Camden; and 25 26 Whereas, this outstanding and loving young lady is the daughter of 27 Randy and Linda Willis; and 28 29 Whereas Miss Willis graduated Cum Laude from Clemson 30 University in 1996 with a major in speech and communications 31 and a minor in music. During her tenure at Clemson she 32 maintained a 3.66/4.0 Overall GPA, with a 3.97/4.0 Major GPA. 33 She plans to return to Clemson University in the future and earn a 34 Master’s Degree in Business Administration; and 35 36 Whereas, Miss Willis’ other accomplishments include: Miss 37 Clemson University 1993; Opening act for Bob Hope and singing 38 back-up for Barry Manilow; winner of Mastercard American 39 Collegiate Talent Search at Clemson University; and serving on 40 the Board of the Kershaw Center Disabilities Foundation; and, 41

1 [3823] 1 1 Whereas, Miss Willis’ main platform issue is promoting the 2 awareness of and support for the mentally and physically 3 challenged. She feels that despite the Americans with Disability 4 Act, adults with mental and physical disabilities continue to face 5 barriers in American work places and neighborhoods, both 6 attitudinal and physical barriers are preventing individuals with 7 disabilities from working and living in our communities as we do. 8 She has promoted this platform issue by raising $79,473 and 9 devoted 873 hours for these individuals’ special needs; adopting a 10 multi-handicapped child (Christopher) and meeting his special 11 needs to help him become a “winner” and reach his full potential 12 as a member of society; and in collaboration with the Kershaw 13 County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs, has helped 14 construct a greenhouse which will provide job training and 15 opportunities for people with disabilities for many years to come; 16 and 17 18 Whereas, Miss Willis is presently employed as Director of 19 Community Relations for BI-LO Center; and 20 21 Whereas, Miss Willis’ aspirations for the future are to pursue a 22 career in the sports and entertainment industry; and 23 24 Whereas, Wendy Willis is not only brilliant in the academic 25 sphere, she is also a caring and generous human being of 26 deeply-rooted family values and impeccably high standards; and 27 28 Whereas, we are extremely proud of Wendy Willis and are 29 delighted to recognize our “Miss South Carolina” who is a 30 goodwill ambassador and role model for our State and a 31 representative of the Palmetto State who is making a difference. 32 Now, therefore, 33 34 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 35 concurring: 36 37 That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South 38 Carolina, by this resolution, extend their best wishes and heartfelt 39 congratulations to our current “Miss South Carolina”, Wendy 40 Willis of Fountain Inn, on the special occasion of “Miss South 41 Carolina Appreciation Day”. 42

1 [3823] 2 1 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 2 “Miss South Carolina”, Wendy Willis. 3 ----XX----

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