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This resolution honors Patricia Pryor Degrafinreid on her upcoming seventieth birthday, recognizing her significant life achievements and contributions. Born in Drummonds to Sampson and Josephine Pryor, she was the first woman in her family to attend college, graduating from Tennessee State University and later earning a master's degree from Trevecca Nazarene University. As an educator, she taught math to at-risk students at Brighton Elementary School and in various Memphis schools. The resolution highlights her personal life, noting her devotion to her late husband Alfred and her three children, as well as her active involvement in her church, Rock of Ages C.M.E. Church, where she has served as a Sunday School teacher and Usher Board president. The document praises her as a positive force characterized by wisdom, generosity, integrity, and enthusiasm for life. The Tennessee Senate officially congratulates her on this milestone birthday and wishes her well, with a provision to prepare an official copy of the resolution for presentation.

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