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TO CONGRATULATE LURA JAYNE PARKER ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MUCH HAPPINESS IN THE DAYS AHEAD.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Lura Jayne Parker will celebrate her one hundredth birthday on April 23, 2022; and
Whereas, a native of Anderson, South Carolina, Lura Jayne Parker was born on April 23, 1922, as the ninth of eleven children to William Carl and Maude Louise Austin; and
Whereas, Lura married Joseph William Parker, Jr., on July 11, 1948, and celebrated sixty-one years of marriage at the time of his passing; and
Whereas, Lura has one daughter, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and a host of family and friends; and
Whereas, Lura served her State and retired from the South Carolina Employment Security Commission; and
Whereas, a devout Christian, Lura has been a faithful, loyal member of many churches in South Carolina; and
Whereas, in her free time, Lura enjoys spending time with family, exercising her creativity through art and calligraphy, and watching Clemson University athletics; and
Whereas, on the occasion of her centennial birthday, Lura's family and friends will gather to honor her at a celebratory event to be held April 9, 2022; and
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in honoring this daughter of South Carolina at the celebration of her one hundredth birthday and is pleased to join with her family and friends in congratulating her. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Lura Jayne Parker on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and much happiness in the days ahead.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Lura Jayne Parker.
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