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TO CONGRATULATE MRS. SUSANA GREGG HINES OF FLORENCE COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER NINETIETH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are delighted to learn that Mrs. Susana Gregg Hines of Florence County will celebrate her ninetieth birthday on June 21, 2015; and
Whereas, born on June 21, 1925, in the early part of the twentieth century, she has witnessed many remarkable social changes, technological advancements, and international developments that have spanned the globe from that time into the second decade of the twenty-first century; and
Whereas, the daughter of the late Samuel Gregg and Susanna Thomas, Susana Gregg was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to Florence at the age of two where she was educated in the public schools, and she has lived in the Palmetto State ever since; and
Whereas, she married her beloved husband, the late Mack Torise Hines, Sr., when she was nineteen years old, and reared five fine children, one of whom is the Honorable Mack Hines, a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives; and
Whereas, her children have blessed her with thirteen treasured grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren, all of whom affectionately call her "Granny"; and
Whereas, Mrs. Hines worked for many years at Florence General Hospital, now Carolinas Hospital System, and retired twenty-five years ago; and
Whereas, a lifetime member of Salem United Methodist Church, she is a long-tenured member of the Communion Board of the Stewardess, and she continues to attend worship services there regularly; and
Whereas, a respected leader in the community, Mrs. Hines has served as a mother and granny to many children other than her own, who are drawn to her because of her sweet spirit and pleasant ways; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to honor this daughter of South Carolina at the celebration of her ninetieth birthday and join with her family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this extraordinary 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 Mrs. Susana Gregg Hines of Florence County on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and many years of continued health and happiness.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Mrs. Susana Gregg Hines.
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