[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3506-H3507]
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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