South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018

S.509

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Senator Hembree

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Introduced in the Senate on March 7, 2017

Introduced in the House on March 7, 2017

Adopted by the General Assembly on March 7, 2017

Summary: Janell Lewis

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

3/7/2017SenateIntroduced, adopted, sent to House (Senate Journalpage6)

3/7/2017HouseIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/7/2017

ACONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR MRS. JANELL LEWIS FOR HER SIGNIFICANT PARTICIPATION IN THE HORRY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., AND TO CONGRATULATE HER UPON BEING NAMED THE COOPERATIVE’S 2017 RURAL LADY OF THE YEAR.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly are pleased to learn that Mrs. Janell Lewis has been honored with the Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc.,2017 Rural Lady of the Year Award; and

Whereas, born and reared in Horry County, she has been associated with Horry Electric Cooperative all of her life; and

Whereas, Mrs. Lewis married a local farmer and has worked on the family farm for more than fiftyfive years, involved in every aspect of her family’s two hundred fiftyacre farming operation and all the daily farming duties; and

Whereas, her family’s farm has been served by the coop for more than half a century, playing a critical role in the success of their farming operations by insuring reliable power to the bulk barns used for curing tobacco and other crucial facilities; and

Whereas, with a strong faith in God, Mrs. Lewis is an active member of New Home #1 Baptist Church and lives in the New Home Community; and

Whereas, together with her beloved husband, Floyd Lewis, they reared two fine children, Teresa Tindal and Bryan Lewis. These children have blessed their parents with four adoring grandchildren:Benjamin, Sydney Grace, Devin, and Derrick, and two greatgrandchildren, Avery and Landon; and

Whereas, deeply grateful for her dedication to rural life and her significant contributions to the Horry Electric Cooperative, the South Carolina General Assembly takes great pleasure in saluting Janell Lewis as the 2017 Rural Lady of the Year. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

Thatthe members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and honor Mrs. Janell Lewis for her significant participation in the Horry Electric Cooperative, Inc., and congratulate her upon being named the cooperative’s 2017 Rural Lady of the Year.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented toMrs. Janell Lewis.

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