H 5642

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5642
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A house RESOLUTION
To congratulate Mary Long Anderson on the momentous occasion
of her eighty-fifth birthday and to wish her a joyous birthday celebration and
many years of continued health and happiness.
Whereas, Mary Long
Anderson was born on May 11, 1941, in Comer, Georgia, to Hoyt and Mary Lizzie
Long. She was reared alongside her siblings Nelson Larry Long and James Leroy
Long; and
Whereas, she attended
Southside High School, where she was active in basketball, track and field, and
baseball. She then went on to attend Fort Valley State University, in Fort
Valley, Georgia, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
with a minor in health; and
Whereas, upon her
college graduation, she started teaching physical education in Perry, Georgia
and then later taught in Goldsboro, North Carolina. In 1970, she started as a recreation
specialist at Fort Jackson, later becoming a test proctor until 2015; and
Whereas, Mrs. Anderson
is the proud mother of Rhonda D. Anderson and Hoyt F. Anderson. She is a grandmother
to three lovely grandchildren, Sha 'Toni Williams, Jade Olivia Anderson, and
Hoyt E. Anderson, and a great-grandmother to two wonderful great-grandchildren,
Omari Earle Green and Jayiden Langston Anderson; and
Whereas, her good and
godly example has been plainly visible in her many years of faithful dedication
to the Church. She was a member of Springfield Baptist Church and Holly Creek
Baptist Church while living in Georgia, and she is currently a member of Zion
Canaan Baptist Church in Columbia. She loves singing in the Senior Musical
Choir, as well as being a member of the Missionary Circle number 4, and the women's
Sunday school class. She graciously volunteers her time to help with the church's
childrens nursery and clothes closet; and
Whereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to honor this daughter
of South Carolina at the celebration of her eighty-fifth birthday and join with
her family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this extraordinary
milestone. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the
South Carolina House of Representatives,
by this resolution, congratulate Mary Long Anderson on the momentous occasion
of her eighty-fifth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and
many years of continued health and happiness.
Be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Mary Long Anderson.
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