A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring Lois Henry for her outstanding commitment and dedicated service to the State of South Dakota and the South Dakota Legislature.

    WHEREAS, Lois Henry has dutifully served the Legislature for twenty years as a committee secretary over a total of 753 legislative days; and

    WHEREAS, four Governors - the Honorable William Janklow, Mike Rounds, Dennis Daugaard, and Kristi Noem - have led the State of South Dakota, with three of them also serving as legislators, during Lois' tenure; and

    WHEREAS, seven Senate President Pro Tempores - the Honorable Harold Halverson, Arnold Brown, Lee Schoenbeck, Bob Gray, Corey Brown, Gary Cammack, and Brock Greenfield - have served during Lois' tenure; and

    WHEREAS, ten Speakers of the House of Representatives - the Honorable Roger Hunt, Scott Eccarius, Matthew Michels, Thomas Deadrick, Tim Rave, Val Rausch, Brian Gosch, Dean Wink, G. Mark Mickelson, and Steven Haugaard - have served during Lois' twenty years of service; and

    WHEREAS, during Lois' tenure, 5,776 House Bills, 733 House Commemorations, 363 House Concurrent Resolutions, 108 House Joint Resolutions, six House Resolutions, 4,339 Senate Bills, 534 Senate Commemorations, 198 Senate Concurrent Resolutions, 83 Senate Joint Resolutions, and 12 Senate Resolutions have been introduced by the Legislature; and

    WHEREAS, Lois has performed her duties admirably for two decades, offering guidance and support to her fellow secretaries, and displaying outstanding character, loyalty, and dedication to the Legislature and the State of South Dakota:

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the Ninety-Fourth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that Lois Henry be recognized for her exceptional dedication through twenty years of service to the Legislature and the State of South Dakota.