Bill Text: VA HJR233 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Neighborhood Health.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-3)
Status: (Passed) 2018-02-22 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ233ER) [HJR233 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HJR233-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Michael Evan Watkins, a beloved son, brother, and friend in Bristol, Tennessee, died on July 23, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Michael Watkins graduated with the Class of 2016 from Virginia High School in Bristol, where he was a valued teammate on the baseball and football teams and was well liked by both teachers and students; and
WHEREAS, Michael Watkins enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a member of Beaverview Baptist Church as a child and was later an active member of the youth program at Highlands Fellowship Church; and
WHEREAS, Michael Watkins had a zest for life and particularly enjoyed fishing and golfing; he touched many lives in the community through his cheerful personality and bright smile; and
WHEREAS, Michael Watkins will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his parents, Henry and Karen; brother, Josh; grandparents, Henry, Gail, Clyde, and Linda; 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 Michael Evan Watkins, a beloved member of the Bristol community; 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 Michael Evan Watkins as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.
