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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RECOGNIZING MRS. CATHERINE ROSALIE McFADDIN BEATY
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from
South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for 5 minutes.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a truly great
American, Mrs. Catherine Rosalie McFaddin Beaty, who passed away on
April 27, 2019, at the age of 94.
Mrs. Beaty was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and was the
daughter of the late Roy D. McFaddin and the late Eulalie Boykin Cook
McFaddin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cherry Beaty,
and brother, First Lieutenant Robert Eli McFaddin, who was killed in
action during World War II.
Mrs. Beaty was a 1941 graduate of Rock Hill High School, where she
was a member of the following clubs: the National Honor Society, the
Glee Club, the Public Speaking and Drama Club, and the Latin and French
Club. She was a junior assistant of the Bearcat publication.
She graduated from Winthrop College in 1945, where she received a
bachelor's degree in business and, later, a teaching degree.
Upon graduation from Winthrop, she first worked as a paralegal and
secretary before beginning her career as a teacher, where she taught at
Rock Hill High School, Ebinport Elementary, Riverview Elementary, Fort
Mill Elementary, McCelvey Elementary, and Richmond Drive Elementary.
During her teaching career, she was a member of the NEA and the SCEA
as a representative of Richmond Drive Elementary School and Delta Kappa
Gamma International Society of Teachers, along with Alpha Delta Kappa,
where she served for over 30 years.
Mrs. Beaty was a dedicated member of Oakland Avenue Presbyterian
Church, volunteering for the Providence Presbytery for over 20 years in
the resource library.
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She rang handbells in the Memorial Handbell Choir and sang in the
Chancel Choir for over 59 years.
In recognition of her dedicated and tireless service to the church,
Mrs. Beaty was awarded the Presbyterian Woman of the Year in 2015.
Rosalie Beaty was an icon with the very people who knew her the best,
her family. She delighted in family gatherings, where she would provide
bottled Coke, hot tea, and cheese rings for everyone who attended.
She had the uncanny ability to remember family birthdays and
anniversaries with cards and special mementos.
Rosalie Beaty will be remembered for her fierce independence, her
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mind, her amazing memory, and her loyalty and strict attention to
detail.
During her memorial service held on May 1, 2019, the description
stated by Reverend Jeff Bryan was that she was simply the mother of
Cathy Rose, and the legacy left behind by her life was epitomized by
these words: While she was alive, she lived, and the 94 years she lived
on this Earth were spent serving her God, her family, and her fellow
man, in that order.
The indelible mark she left on her family and community will remain
for years to come. The world is truly a better place by having the
person of Rosalie McFadden Beaty as a shining example of dedication to
a higher calling and, truly, a life well lived.
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