A senate RESOLUTION

 

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR Lisa Hawthorne, a Clerk and Poll worker in the Greenwood County Voter Registration AND ELECTIONS Office, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER forty-one YEARS OF EXEMPLARY 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 Senate of the State of South Carolina should pause in their deliberations to express their gratitude to Lisa Hawthorne for her significant contributions to Greenwood County as she is honored at the Greenwood County 8th Annual Employee Recognition Luncheon at Greenwood Country Club on March 30, 2023; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Hawthorne began her service with Greenwood County in 1982 as a mapping technician in the assessor's office, and she served as the mapping supervisor in that office from 1984 to 2001.  She was a GIS analyst in the GIS Department from 2001 to 2008, and then she served as a planner in the planning department until she retired in 2010; and

 

Whereas, she returned to work part time as a clerk in the Greenwood County Voter Registration and Elections Office.  In 2018, she briefly served as interim assistant director in the Voter Registration Department before returning to part-time work as a clerk in that office where she has served until the present, and she plans to retire on June 30, 2023; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Hawthorne is a faithful member of Harris Baptist Church, and she and her husband, James Hawthorne have two fine sons, Jamie and Sam.  Her sons have blessed her with the affection of three loving grandchildren: Noah, Annie Kate, and Emma Hawthorne; and

 

Whereas, her motto in life whether at work or at play has always been, "Go for It!", and she plans to spend many happy hours of retirement doing the things she loves: sewing, crafting, scrapbooking, and especially taking care of grandchildren; and

 

Whereas, grateful for her many years of dedicated service to Greenwood County, the South Carolina Senate takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Lisa Hawthorne as she begins her 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 Senate:

 

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Lisa Hawthorne, a clerk and poll worker in the Greenwood County Voter Registration and Elections Office, upon the occasion of her retirement after forty-one 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 Lisa Hawthorne.

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