South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

H 3940 — Joy Pryor sympathy

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 11, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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Summary

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF JOY SHANNON PRYOR OF CHARLESTON COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.

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The latest version of Bill H 3940 includes a resolution expressing the sorrow of the South Carolina House of Representatives over the passing of Joy Shannon Pryor. This version provides details about her life, including her education, career, and the impact she had on her community. By honoring her contributions and extending sympathy to her family and friends, the bill acknowledges the loss of a respected educator and public servant, reinforcing the community's values of remembrance and support during difficult times.

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2025-2026 Bill 3940 Text of Previous Version (Feb.
11, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3940Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A house RESOLUTION   to express the profound sorrow of the members of the south carolina house of representatives upon the passing of Joy Shannon Pryor of Charleston 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 deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Joy Shannon Pryor on February 1, 2025, at the age of seventy;
and   Whereas, born on March 6, 1954, she was educated in the public schools of Charleston County, graduating from North Charleston High School;
and   Whereas, Joy then continued her education at Benedict College in Columbia, where she graduated in 1976 with a degree in Sociology.
She continued her educational pursuit, earning a masters in clinical counseling from The Citadel Military College;
and   Whereas, Joy began her career in education as a teacher at German's Day School.  She later taught in the Charleston County School system at Ben Tillman Elementary School.
With a love for children and helping others, she later joined the City of Charleston's Job Training Partnership Act Division, spending over a decade as a Counselor for the Youth Employment and Training program.
She later joined the South Carolina Department of Social Services as a case worker in the Child Support and Adoptions departments until her retirement in August 2019;
and   Whereas, during her years at Benedict College, she joined the Benedict College Gospel Choir.  They would travel near and far to share the gospel through songs.
After Joy graduated from college, she and several of her college mates returned to Charleston and founded The Voices of Deliverance gospel group.  Joy was true to her name, spreading joy through her beautiful voice.
For forty-five years, her gospel group left their worldwide concert audiences with a spiritual experience.  Joy's rendition of "Oh Happy Day" was always a crowd favorite;
and   Whereas, Joy was a founding member of the Charleston Actors Theatre Society (CATS), a local ensemble that performed during countless Spoleto events and on other local stages.
She was also an original member of Rivers & Company Band, which performed throughout the Lowcountry and the State of South Carolina;
and   Whereas, Joy was a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, initiated in the Psi chapter at Benedict College in 1974.  After college, she joined the Gamma Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., serving in many leadership roles.
She received the Middleton Oglesby Human Relations Award for years of community service within the chapter.
In 2024, she earned gold member status with fifty years of service to her sorority and mankind;
and   Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the life and legacy of Joy Shannon Pryor 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 the profound sorrow upon the passing of Joy Shannon Pryor of Charleston County and extend their deepest sympathy to her large and loving family and her many friends.
  Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Pryor family.
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What does H 3940 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF JOY SHANNON PRYOR OF CHARLESTON COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS.
Who sponsors H 3940?
H 3940 is sponsored by Murphy, Chris, May, Robert J., III, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), Representative Chandra E. Dillard, Representative Terry Alexander, Representative Carl L. Anderson, Representative Lucas Atkinson, Representative William H. Bailey, Representative Nathan Ballentine, Representative Justin T. Bamberg, Representative Bruce W. Bannister, Representative Heather Bauer, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Beth E. Bernstein, Representative Phillip Bowers, Representative Jeff Bradley, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative Neal A. Collins, Representative Brandon L. Cox, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative April Cromer, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Shannon S. Erickson, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Representative Kambrell H. Garvin, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative Wendell G. Gilliard, Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Hamilton R. Grant, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative William "Bill" Hager, Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Representative Charles V. Hartz, Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative David R. Hiott, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Harriet A. Holman, Representative Lonnie Hosey, Representative Leon Howard, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Representative Wendell K. Jones, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative John Richard C. King, Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative Kathy Landing, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Phillip D. Lowe, Jason Luck (Democrat), Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative David Martin, Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Annie E. McDaniel, Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV, Representative JA Moore, Representative Travis A. Moore, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative Dennis C. Moss, Representative Mike M. Neese, Representative Brandon Newton, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Luke S. Rankin, Representative Robert T. Reese, Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Seth Rose, Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Heath Sessions, Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Representative Bill Taylor, Representative James E. Teeple, Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative David Vaughan, Representative J. David Weeks, Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire, Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative Robert Q. Williams, Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Chris Wooten, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, and Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr..
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