South Carolina H 3983: Vivian Bacote 95th birthday

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2025-2026 Bill 3983 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 13, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3983

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A house RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE Ellon Vivian Gilliard Bacote OF Darlington 
COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER ninety-third BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS 
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are delighted to learn that Ellon 
Vivian Gilliard Bacote of Darlington County will celebrate her ninety-third 
birthday on February 13, 2025; and 

Whereas, born on February 
13, 1932, in the first third of the twentieth century, she has witnessed the 
many remarkable social changes, technological advancements, and international 
developments that have spanned the globe from that time into the first quarter 
of the twenty-first century; and 

Whereas, the daughter 
of the late Jasper and Ella Robinson Gilliard, Vivian spent her formative years 
in and around Darlington County, learning her work ethic in the cotton and 
tobacco fields that were prevalent at the time and believing that anything 
worth having is a result of hard work. By helping her mother in the home, she 
learned to cook and clean, and she was well-equipped to care for her own family 
successfully; and

Whereas, Mrs. Bacote's 
formal education was through the teachings at Wesley Chapel, a far distance for 
her to walk to get there, but because education was always important to her, 
she trucked those miles willingly. She graduated from Butler High School and 
continued her education in cosmetology in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in floral 
design at Florence Darlington Technical College; and

Whereas, together with 
her childhood sweetheart who became her husband, Wilbur "Pete" Bacote, she 
reared three fine daughters: Janice Wilburetta, Patricia Lynn, and Stephanie 
Elayne; and

Whereas, Mrs. Bacote 
was actively employed by The Pyramid/Nytronics manufacturing company during 
which time she became a Civil Rights activist under the direction of Arthur "Man" 
Stanley, then president of the Darlington Branch of the NAACP; and

Whereas, she was 
employed at Dixie Plate, later Georgia Pacific, manufacturing company and 
retired from Union Carbide/ESAB. After her retirement, she became an 
entrepreneur and operated a home-based floral design business; and

Whereas, a lifelong and 
faithful member of Wesley Chapel, Mrs. Bacote was active in her church, holding 
various positions in the past and now serving as the mother of her beloved 
Wesley Chapel; and

Whereas, her hobbies 
include sewing, shopping, and travelling. She says that she has been a "road 
sport," having travelled to California a few times, up and down the East Coast, 
to Mexico, and to the Bahamas. Her activities are now mostly geared toward 
shopping with her daughters, sharing wisdom with friends, and keeping mentally 
fit by reading her Bible and solving word puzzles; 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 ninety-third 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 
Ellon Vivian Gilliard Bacote of Darlington County on the occasion of her ninety-third 
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 that Ellon Vivian Gilliard Bacote.

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