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TO CONGRATULATE JOYCE MCLEOD JOSEY OF LEE COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are delighted to learn that Joyce McLeod Josey of Lee County will celebrate her eightieth birthday on May 5, 2012; and
Whereas, Joyce McLeod Josey came into this world on May 5, 1932, in the early part of the twentieth century, and she has been witness to many of the incredible changes and developments that have come to this nation from that time into the twenty-first century; and
Whereas, one of six children, she was born the daughter of Harry R. McLeod and Ethel Beasley McLeod of Lee County. The young Joyce joined a fine family that included two sisters, Doris McLeod (now Tetreault) and Carolyn McLeod (now Peeples), as well as three brothers, M. Russell McLeod, John W. McLeod, and H. Eldridge McLeod; and
Whereas, she met and married Marvin Douglas "Doug" Josey, a farmer and proud member of the Army National Guard, and with him parented a son, Mark Douglas Josey, who later bestowed on the family an additional member in the person of his lovely wife, Trinidad "Lisa" Josey. Doug Josey, like his wife a lifelong resident of Lee County, passed away at the young age of only forty-five; and
Whereas, in addition to taking care of her family, Joyce McLeod Josey worked at Kress of Sumter, retiring from that company after thirty years; and
Whereas, as a woman of faith, Mrs. Josey is a loyal and committed member of Bethany Baptist Church; and
Whereas, the House of Representatives is pleased to honor this daughter of South Carolina at the celebration of her eightieth birthday and joins with her family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this wonderful milestone. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Joyce McLeod Josey of Lee County on the occasion of her eightieth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and continued health and happiness.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Joyce McLeod Josey.
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