South Carolina H 4380: Janie Simmons Johnson sympathy

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2025-2026 Bill 4380 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 23, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4380

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A house RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF 
THE SOUTH CAROLINA House of Representatives UPON THE PASSING OF Rosa jane "Janie" 
Simmons Johnson of Beaufort COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEir DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO Her large 
and loving FAMILY AND her MANY FRIENDS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives were 
saddened to learn of the passing of Mrs. Rosa Jane "Janie "Simmons Johnson, on 
December 28, 2024, at the venerable age of ninety-six; and

Whereas, born on St. Helena Island on November 25, 1928, she was the 
daughter of Robert E. and Mary Middleton Simmons. Their blended family included 
an older brother and two younger brothers. Losing their mother at a young age, 
the children were raised by their father and his third wife, Lillian Moultrie 
Simmons, who added ten additional children to the family; and

Whereas, Mrs. Johnson was educated at Towne McDonald Elementary 
School and later attended Penn Normal Industrial and Agricultural School. She 
accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful deaconess and choir member 
of Faith Memorial Baptist Church on St. Helena Island; and

Whereas, she was united in marriage to Deacon James R. Johnson. 
Together they raised two children, James and Mairiaim (Mia). Her husband and a 
stepson, Nathaniel Bobby Daise, preceded her in death. During her long life, 
Mrs. Johnson enjoyed entertaining guests at her home, traveling, and cooking. 
An avid gardener, she loved beautiful flowers and often received them from 
family members and friends; and

Whereas, in her later years, both children eventually returned home 
to care for their elderly parents. Her sisters, cousins, and a cadre of nieces, 
nephews, and loving friends also stepped in over the years to provide caregiver 
comfort and support; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives 
are grateful for the life and legacy of Mrs. Janie Simmons Johnson and for the 
example of service 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 Mrs. Rosa Jane "Janie" 
Simmons Johnson of Beaufort County and extend their deepest sympathy to her 
large and loving family and her many friends.

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