1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 117th Session, 2007-2008 3 4 H. 4264 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Rep. G. Brown 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1293ac07.doc 11 12 Introduced in the House on June 19, 2007 13 Adopted by the House on June 19, 2007 14 15 Summary: Christine Shirley 16 17 18 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 19 20 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 21 6/19/2007 House Introduced and adopted HJ-11 22 23 24 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 25 26 6/19/2007 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO CONGRATULATE MRS. CHRISTINE SHIRLEY, OF LEE 12 COUNTY, ON THE OCCASION OF HER NINETIETH 13 BIRTHDAY, AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY 14 CELEBRATION AND MANY MORE YEARS OF HEALTH 15 AND HAPPINESS. 16 17 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 18 Representatives are delighted to learn that Mrs. Christine Shirley 19 will celebrate her ninetieth birthday on October 16, 2007; and 20 21 Whereas, Christine Shirley was born October 16, 1917, not long 22 after the dawn of the twentieth century, and as that century and the 23 beginnings of the twenty-first century have brought incredible 24 changes and developments to this nation, Mrs. Shirley has been 25 there to witness nearly all of them; and 26 27 Whereas, after reigning as Miss Bishopville in 1936, young 28 Christine became the beloved wife of the late Robert E. Muldrow 29 for forty-eight years until his death in 1985 and later married Louis 30 Shirley, the Lord blessing her with two children, three 31 grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter; and 32 33 Whereas, a resident of Lee County for all her ninety years, Mrs. 34 Shirley has been a member of the Bishopville Presbyterian Church 35 for seventy years and has served there as Sunday School teacher, 36 circle chairman, president of the Women of the Church, and vice 37 president of the Women of Harmony Presbytery; and 38 39 Whereas, she began her working career as a clerk in the Lee 40 County Sheriff’s Office, followed by service in the Clerk of 41 Court’s Office, Lee County Memorial Hospital, and the Lee 42 County Library. Appointed probate judge of Lee County in 1960,

1 [4264] 1 1 she subsequently served as civil defense coordinator, where she 2 was instrumental in the organization of the Bishopville Rescue 3 Squad; and 4 5 Whereas, not one to forget her civic duty, this personable dynamo 6 has served as a member of the advisory boards of the Department 7 of Health and Environmental Control and Home Health Services, 8 both for the Wateree District, and was cited for outstanding service 9 in Personalities of the South; and 10 11 Whereas, Mrs. Shirley is a charter member and past matron of the 12 Bishopville Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star #74 and has 13 been a member of the Henry DuRant Chapter of the Daughters of 14 the American Revolution (DAR) for fifty-eight years, having 15 served as DAR regent and secretary for the state convention; and 16 17 Whereas, in addition, she has had perfect attendance in the Pilot 18 Club of Bishopville for thirty-seven years, has served in many 19 capacities in that organization, including as president three times, 20 and has been the recipient of its Mildred Henry Davenport Award, 21 given each year to the Pilot who, in personal and community life, 22 most nearly exemplifies the qualities of Pilot; and 23 24 Whereas, even with all her other activities, she finds time to enjoy 25 the Bishopville Book Club, the Iris Garden Club, dancing, 26 painting, knitting, crocheting, and needlepoint. Her painting and 27 ballroom dancing have earned her various awards in the United 28 States and Canada; and 29 30 Whereas, the House of Representatives is proud to honor this truly 31 special lady at the celebration of her ninetieth birthday and joins 32 with her family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this 33 extraordinary milestone. Now, therefore, 34 35 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 36 37 That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of 38 South Carolina, by this resolution, congratulate Mrs. Christine 39 Shirley, of Lee County, on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday, 40 and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and many more years of 41 health and happiness. 42

1 [4264] 2 1 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 2 Mrs. Christine Shirley. 3 ----XX---- 4

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