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2025-2026 Bill 5375 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 24, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5375

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A house RESOLUTION

TO HONOR AND 
CONGRATULATE LOUIS BERRY FOR BEING NAMED SOUTH CAROLINA FARMER OF THE YEAR 2026 
BY THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT AND HEALTH EQUITY.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Louis 
Berry of Orangeburg County was recognized by the Foundation for Community 
Impact and Health Equity as the 2026 South Carolina Farmer of the Year; and

Whereas, born and 
raised in Orangeburg County, he has been farming since he was just fourteen 
years old. Starting out of necessity after his father died, farming taught him responsibility, 
purpose, and legacy, and what began as work has blossomed into a lifelong 
passion; and

Whereas, the Berry Farm, 
a nearly 100-acre farm in Orangeburg County that has been a family business for 
generations, currently plants and harvests corn, soybeans, and hay, while also 
housing hundreds of goats, dozens of hogs, and cattle, and Louis Berry has 
raised his children with an immense pride in the work that they do to make sure 
that the farm is providing top quality food to America; and

Whereas, in addition to 
his farming career, he faithfully worked for the City of Orangeburg, retiring 
as a respected supervisor whose work ethic, leadership, and steady example 
impacted many throughout his years of service. A lover of sports, particularly 
baseball, he also served for many years as president and manager of the 
Orangeburg Dodgers, mentoring young athletes and strengthening community bonds 
through teamwork and discipline; and

Whereas, as a longtime 
member of Andrew Chapel Baptist Church, Louis Berry has faithfully served as a deacon 
for over sixty years, a testament to his deep faith and commitment to God and 
his community; and

Whereas, Louis Berry, a devoted 
husband to his beloved wife, the late Louise Jamison, is a pillar of his family. 
In recent years, he has continued farming alongside his children, Mary, 
Margaret, Christine, Louis III, Leonard, and Franklin, as well as his grandchildren 
and great-grandchildren, ensuring the farm remains lively, growing, productive, 
and viable; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are thankful for and value the 
recognition and pride that Louis Berry has brought to his family and community. 
He represents perseverance, service, faith, and family tradition, and South 
Carolina is a better place because of his hands, heart, and harvest, leaving a 
legacy not only in the crops harvested, but in the generations cultivated. Now, 
therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, honor and congratulate Louis Berry for being named South 
Carolina Farmer of the Year 2026 by the Foundation for Community Impact and 
Health Equity.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Louis Berry.

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