SC H4859

South Carolina House Resolution expressing profound sorrow upon the passing of Vernese Cassandra Lacey of Columbia, who died on December 1, 2025, at age eighty-six

Born May 18, 1939, in Bennettsville, her father Hezikiah Ward Sr. was the last living World War I veteran in South Carolina when he died in 1996

Served as an educator in the New York City Board of Education system for thirty years, excelling particularly in special education

Survived by three sons (Kevin, Kenny, and Vernon Lacey), two grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews

Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to the family