Bill Text: VA HJR15 | 2020 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Gloria Elizabeth Blair.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-16 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ15ER) [HJR15 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HJR15-Prefiled.html
WHEREAS, Gloria Elizabeth Blair, a respected member of the Gate City community who dedicated her life to serving those in need, died on September 22, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth "Beth" Blair graduated from Rye Cove High School in Scott County and attended Radford University and East Tennessee State University; and
WHEREAS, Beth Blair joined the Scott County Department of Social Services in 1972 and retired as an eligibility supervisor after more than two decades of exceptional contributions to her fellow Scott County residents; and
WHEREAS, after her well-earned retirement, Beth Blair continued to serve the community as a member of the Scott County Public Schools School Board for 17 years; and
WHEREAS, Beth Blair also worked with the Rural Area Development Association to provide emergency housing assistance to low-income families, and she offered her leadership to other charitable causes, such as the Scott County Christmas Cart and the Rye Cove Optimist Club; and
WHEREAS, Beth Blair enjoyed fellowship and worship with her fellow Gate City residents as a member of Midway Memorial United Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, Beth Blair was a devoted mother who took every opportunity to support her daughters and grandchildren and instill in them her dedication to community service; and
WHEREAS, Beth Blair will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband of 56 years, Roger; her daughters, Mary Beth and Jane, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Gloria Elizabeth Blair; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Gloria Elizabeth Blair as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.