S 0866  Resolution, By Malloy
 A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE DR. ITALY ALBERT GREENE ON THE OCCASION OF
 HIS ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND
 MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

   12/06/21  Senate Introduced and adopted (Senate Journal-page 7)

TO CONGRATULATE DR. ITALY ALBERT GREENE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to learn that Dr. I. A. Greene will celebrate this important milestone on December 25, 2021; and

Whereas, a native of Williamsburg County, Dr. Greene was born on December 25, 1921. He is an alumnus of South Carolina State College; and

Whereas, a veteran of the United States Air Force, Dr. Greene served for three years and was honorably discharged in 1945; and

Whereas, Dr. Greene began his teaching career in 1948 at Rosemary High School in Andrews, where he taught Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, and General Science. In 1953, he began his tenure as a Vocational Agriculture Instructor at Mayo High School in Darlington, where he established the school's Agriculture Department. He was promoted to the position of Assistant Principal in 1968 and then Principal in 1969; and

Whereas, Dr. Greene served as Chairman of Mayo High School's Accreditation Committee for the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and secured accreditation for the school in 1969. He also led the school through integration; and

Whereas, in 2021, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Divinity by St. James the Elder Theological Seminary of the Holy Catholic Church International; and

Whereas, a devout Christian, he is a member of Bethel AME Church in Darlington, where he taught Bible study, Sunday School, and a new members class for many years; and

Whereas, the South Carolina Senate takes great pleasure in honoring this son of South Carolina at the celebration of his one hundredth birthday and is pleased to join with his family and friends in congratulating him. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Dr. Italy Albert Greene on the occasion of his one hundredth birthday and wish him a joyous birthday celebration and much happiness in the days ahead.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Italy Albert Greene.