South Carolina H 4456: 100 years old on May 14, 2025 Gloria Ernestine Hodnett

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2025-2026 Bill 4456 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4456

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A house RESOLUTION

to congratulate Gloria Ernestine Hodnett OF 
ORANGEBURG COUNTY on the occasion of her one hundreth birthday and to extend 
best wishes for a joyous celebration and many more years filled with health and 
happiness. 

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are delighted to learn that Gloria 
Ernestine Hodnett of Orangeburg County will celebrate her one hundredth 
birthday on May 14, 2025, at Unity Fellowship Community Church surrounded by the 
love of family and friends; and

Whereas, born on May 
14, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York, during the early part of the twentieth century, 
Gloria Hodnett has lived through a century marked by profound social change, incredible 
technological progress, and world-shaping events; and

Whereas, in June 1943, 
she married the love of her life, Stanfield Hodnett, with whom she shared a 
devoted partnership and raised two cherished children, Stanley Hodnett and 
Elaine Ayers; and

Whereas, Gloria Hodnett 
devoted thirty-two years of dedicated service to the people of New York through 
her work at Consolidated Edison, the city's electric company, where she was respected 
for her professionalism, integrity, and unwavering dedication; and

Whereas, her proudest 
role has always been that of family matriarch. The beloved grandmother of 
three, great-grandmother of nine, and great-great grandmother of five, her legacy 
now spans five generations; and

Whereas, Gloria Hodnett's 
life exemplifies resilience, grace, and the enduring power of love and family. 
She has enriched the lives of many throughout her remarkable journey; and

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives is honored to recognize this extraordinary 
milestone and join her loved ones in celebrating a century of a life well 
lived. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House 
of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate 
Gloria Ernestine Hodnett of Orangeburg County on the occasion of her one 
hundredth birthday and extend best wishes for a joyous celebration and many more 
years filled with health and happiness.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be presented to Gloria Ernestine Hodnett.

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