2009-2010 Bill 476: Loretta Price - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 118th Session, 2009-2010 3 4 S. 476 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Senate Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator Cromer 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1114htc09.docx 11 Companion/Similar bill(s): 3580 12 13 Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2009 14 Adopted by the Senate on February 25, 2009 15 16 Summary: Loretta Price 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 2/25/2009 Senate Introduced and adopted SJ13 23 24 25 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 26 27 2/25/2009 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A SENATE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO HONOR LORETTA PRICE, OF LEXINGTON COUNTY, 12 FOR HER OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND TO 13 RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND HER AS AN ARTICULATE 14 SPOKESPERSON FOR THE AFRICANAMERICAN 15 COMMUNITY DURING THE CELEBRATION OF BLACK 16 HISTORY MONTH. 17 18 Whereas, it is with great pleasure that the South Carolina Senate 19 honors individuals who freely give of their time and resources for 20 the good of others; and 21 22 Whereas, Loretta Price, of Lexington County, stands high among 23 their number, much admired for her years of unceasing effort to 24 make the Chapin area a better place to live; and 25 26 Whereas, born January 3, 1938, in Newberry County, Mrs. Price 27 grew up in Little Mountain. She married Virgil Price, now 28 deceased, and with him raised a fine family of six children, Linda 29 Davis, Pamela Parks, Virgil Randy Price, Ronald Price, Trani 30 Price, and Tony Price, who have given their parents the joy of ten 31 grandchildren; and 32 33 Whereas, in the 1940s, her husband started Chapin Drycleaners, 34 the oldest minorityowned business in Chapin. The entire Price 35 family became thoroughly involved in the Chapin community, 36 with all the children attending Chapin High School; and 37 38 Whereas, as part of her active commitment to the Chapin 39 community, Loretta Price is a big supporter and member of the 40 Chapin Chamber of Commerce, and, recognizing the need, she has 41 worked diligently to make Chapin a drugfree community; and 42

[476] 2 1 Whereas, in addition, she has proven a persuasive spokesperson 2 for the AfricanAmerican community and so has earned yet further 3 respect from her fellow citizens; and 4 5 Whereas, for her efforts, her community has inducted Loretta Price 6 into the Chapin Hall of Fame, and Chapin High School will honor 7 her during a Black History Month program on February 27, 2009; 8 and 9 10 Whereas, the Senate recognizes that the success of the State of 11 South Carolina, the strength of its communities, and the vitality of 12 American society as a whole depend, in great measure, upon the 13 dedication of individuals like Loretta Price who use their talents 14 and resources to serve others. Now, therefore, 15 16 Be it resolved by the Senate: 17 18 That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 19 honor Loretta Price, of Lexington County, for her outstanding 20 community service, and recognize and commend her as an 21 articulate spokesperson for the AfricanAmerican community 22 during the celebration of Black History Month. 23 24 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 25 Loretta Price. 26 XX 27

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