A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CORRIE HICKS PLATO, MARLBORO COUNTY COUNCILWOMAN, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, it is altogether fitting and proper that the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives should express their gratitude to Corrie Hicks Plato as she retires from serving the citizens of District 4 on the Marlboro County Council after almost a quarter of a century; and

Whereas, Ms. Plato was reared in Marlboro County, graduated from Eastside High School in 1965, and went directly into the workforce; and

Whereas, she was employed at Oak River Mill, later named Mohawk Carpet, for forty-seven years, the last fifteen of which she served as a supervisor in the Cording Department; and

Whereas, in 1985, Ms. Plato started an income tax preparation business which continues to be a vital part of her life today; and

Whereas, she was married for twenty-five years to Daniel Plato, and they had three fine children, who have blessed her with the affection of five adoring grandchildren; and

Whereas, with the encouragement of her late ex-husband and her children, Ms. Plato decided to run for Marlboro County Council in 1998 and won, making her the first African American woman to serve on the council and to represent District #4; and

Whereas, at the end of 2022 and her current term, she will retire from Marlboro County Council, after serving twenty-four years; and

Whereas, during her tenure, Ms. Plato partnered with the Humane Society to provide a modern and safe animal shelter and with Sandhill Connections to bring high-speed Internet to the county, an ongoing project; and

   

Whereas, she cochaired an effort to provide weekend meals to students and youth during summer months and advocated for computers and books to serve children in an afternoon program; and

Whereas, Ms. Plato speared headed efforts in District 4 for road improvements and cleaning lots to help keep the community clean, and she successfully stopped a Mega Dump from locating in the county; and

Whereas, she initiated a countywide EMS Service that would provide a paramedic program to serve the elderly in the community and promoted the importance of the 2020 Census to ensure that all Marlboro County residents were counted; and

   

Whereas, as an organizer and event planner, Ms. Plato, as well as others, was able to bring thousands of Marlboro County residents together, especially children, to enjoy events, such as Winter Fest and October Fest Truck or Treat in 2019; and

Whereas, grateful for her many years of distinguished service to Marlboro County and the residents of District 4, the South Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Corrie Plato as she transitions to a richly deserved retirement and the unhurried pace of the days ahead, and the members wish her many years of enjoyment in her well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Corrie Hicks Plato, Marlboro County Councilwoman, upon the occasion of her retirement after twenty-four years of outstanding service, and wish her continued success and happiness in all her future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Corrie Hicks Plato.

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