A house RESOLUTION

 

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR Henrietta Joye, Administrative Assistant in the Family Court Division of the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER forty-four YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have learned that Henrietta Joye will begin a well-deserved retirement on April 28, 2023, after forty-four years with the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office, the last thirty-nine years of which have been as the highly regarded administrative assistant in the office's Family Court Division; and

 

Whereas, born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 31, 1956, Mrs. Joye moved to Columbia when she was five years old; and

 

Whereas, she began her career with the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office as a part-time clerk in 1979 and became a full-time employee in 1981; and

 

Whereas, Mrs. Joye served as a clerk in the Records Department and was promoted in 1984 to administrative assistant in the Family Court Division where she stayed through the remainder of her service.  Her employment with the Solicitor's Office has been the only job she ever held; and  

 

Whereas, Mrs. Joye's dependability and commitment to the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office drove her to serve the people of Richland County with continued distinction for more than four decades.  She was an invaluable member of the Juvenile Prosecution team, whose spirit helped shape the lives of countless others through her hard work and diligence; and

 

Whereas, together with her beloved husband, Michael, she reared two fine children, Legrand and Hanah, and she is excited to embark on a new phase of her journey through life with family and friends by her side; and

 

Whereas, grateful for her many years of distinguished service to the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office, the South Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Henrietta Joye as she transitions to a richly deserved retirement and the leisurely 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 Henrietta Joye, administrative assistant in the Family Court Division of the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office, upon the occasion of her retirement after forty-four years of exemplary 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 Henrietta Joye.

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