A house RESOLUTION

 

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF Rhonda Watson Bedenbaugh OF LEE COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER LOVING FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the untimely death of Rhonda Watson Bedenbaugh at the age of forty-nine on Friday, March 17, 2023; and

 

Whereas, born in West Columbia, she was a daughter of W. Rondoll Watson and the late Violet Elizabeth Price Watson and was reared in a loving home with her sister, Dawn.  She was a lifelong and faithful member of Wittenberg Lutheran Church in Batesburg-Leesville, serving in many capacities and on several committees; and

 

Whereas, a registered nurse, Mrs. Bedenbaugh served as the instructor for the Certified Nursing Assistant program at the Lifelong Learning Center in Lexington County School District Three, where she was an inspirational teacher.  More that one hundred students graduated from the program during her time there; and

 

Whereas, Mrs. Bedenbaugh was devoted to the healthcare profession and to patient care through twenty-five years of dedicated service, and she served as a registered nurse at several endoscopy centers in the community; and

 

Whereas, dedicated to her community, Mrs. Bedenbaugh offered her time and training to teach basic lifesaver skills which included cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator, and first aid classes; and

 

Whereas, together with her beloved husband of twenty-five years, Dennis Bedenbaugh, she reared a fine daughter, Shayla Mae Bedenbaugh.  Mrs. Bedenbaugh loved spending time with her family and enjoyed embroidering, sewing, and traveling to Edisto Beach and to the mountains; and

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the life and legacy of Rhonda Bedenbaugh and for the extraordinary example of service, citizenship, and kindness she set for all who knew her.  Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

 

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the passing of Rhonda Watson Bedenbaugh of Lee County and extend their deepest sympathy to her loving family and her many friends.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Rhonda Watson Bedenbaugh.

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