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The Senate assembled at 11:00 A.M., the hour to which it stood adjourned, and was called to order by the ACTING PRESIDENT, Senator COURSON.

On motion of Senators LOURIE, SETZLER, COURSON, ALEXANDER, ALLEN, BENNETT, BRIGHT, BRYANT, CAMPBELL, CAMPSEN, CLEARY, COLEMAN, CORBIN, CROMER, DAVIS, FAIR, FORD, GREGORY, GROOMS, HAYES, HEMBREE, HUTTO, JACKSON, JOHNSON, LEATHERMAN, MALLOY, LARRY MARTIN, SHANE MARTIN, MASSEY, MATTHEWS, McELVEEN, McGILL, NICHOLSON, O'DELL, PEELER, PINCKNEY, RANKIN, REESE, SCOTT, SHEALY, SHEHEEN, THURMOND, TURNER, VERDIN, WILLIAMS and YOUNG, with unanimous consent, the Senate stood adjourned out of respect to the memory of Mrs. Madeline Angone "Mag" Lott of Aiken, S.C., beloved mother of Sheriff Leon Lott. Her loving husband of 59 years, Leon, had passed away in May 2012. She was a wonderful mother to Leon, Jr., Terese and Annette and doting grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 5.

On motion of Senator PEELER, with unanimous consent, the Senate stood adjourned out of respect to the memory of Ms. Mary Claire Workman Shannon of Newberry, S.C., beloved mother of Kathy Shannon of Mount Pleasant, S.C. and wife of the late Samuel Pope Shannon. Mrs. Shannon worked as a bookkeeper for H.M. Hentz and Son for over 30 years and was very active in her church, Central United Methodist.

On motion of Senators McELVEEN, ALEXANDER, ALLEN, BENNETT, BRIGHT, BRYANT, CAMPBELL, CAMPSEN, CLEARY, COLEMAN, CORBIN, COURSON, CROMER, DAVIS, FAIR, FORD, GREGORY, GROOMS, HAYES, HEMBREE, HUTTO, JACKSON, JOHNSON, LEATHERMAN, LOURIE, MALLOY, LARRY MARTIN, SHANE MARTIN, MASSEY, MATTHEWS, McGILL, NICHOLSON, O'DELL, PEELER, PINCKNEY, RANKIN, REESE, SCOTT, SETZLER, SHEALY, SHEHEEN, THURMOND, TURNER, VERDIN, WILLIAMS and YOUNG, with unanimous consent, the Senate stood adjourned out of respect to the memory of Mrs. Tina P. Leventis, 93, beloved mother of our colleague and friend, former Senator Phil Leventis. Mrs. Leventis passed away on December 25, 2012. She was born July 24th, 1919, in Charleston. She was the first of five children of Triantafillos and Venetia Chakeris Palassis. She married Peter P. Leventis, Jr., in 1942 in the Chapel at the Citadel, where Mr. Leventis was a member of the class of '41. Mr. and Mrs. Leventis were the first generation of American-born children of Greek immigrants. They had three sons. She was very active in the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Columbia where she was a member of St. Catherine's Philoptochos Society, joining in the community effort to prepare for the Greek Festival for many years. She volunteered for many organizations including the Red Cross and Civil Defense. She was active with her boys in the Cub Scouts and throughout their lives. Her husband, oldest son, Peter P. Leventis III, and her beloved sisters and brother as well as her parents preceded her in death. Mrs. Leventis is survived by her son Phil and his wife E.V. of Sumter, and her son Nick of Columbia. She had eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren all of whom knew her lovingly as their YiaYia. Tina Leventis was a family matriarch and the oldest member of a "Greatest Generation" family. She loved her family very dearly and will be remembered as a spiritual philanthropist, always giving in so many ways.

At 11:07 A.M., on motion of Senator JACKSON, the Senate adjourned to meet next Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 12:00 Noon.

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