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This Senate resolution honors the life and legacy of Reverend Jeannine R. Smalls, a native of McClellanville, South Carolina, who passed away on March 15, 2025. A pastor of Grace Chapel AME Church in Beaufort and a retired social worker, Smalls had an impressive educational background, including degrees from Hunter College, Fordham University, and Erskine Theological Seminary. The resolution highlights her significant community contributions, such as organizing prayer vigils against violence, supporting local schools, and developing health and wellness programs. Throughout her career, Smalls received multiple awards, including being named Social Worker of the Year by the South Carolina DHEC Office in 1992 and receiving the "Women of Distinction" award in 2006. She was deeply involved in ministerial work, serving in leadership roles with the AME Ministerial Alliance and the 7th Episcopal District Women in Ministry organization. The resolution acknowledges her surviving family members, including her children, grandchildren, and siblings, and formally expresses the South Carolina Senate's profound sorrow at her passing. Additionally, the resolution mandates that a copy be presented to her family as a gesture of respect and sympathy.

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