Bill Text: VA HJR252 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Lindsay Graham Halsey.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-03-03 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ252ER) [HJR252 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2022-HJR252-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 252
Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Lindsay Graham Halsey.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 28, 2022
Agreed to by the Senate, March 3, 2022

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Lindsay Graham Halsey, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and member of the Richmond community, died on December 8, 2021; and

WHEREAS, Lindsay Halsey graduated from St. Catherine's School in Richmond, where she played on the all-city field hockey team, and later attended Erskine College; and

WHEREAS, Lindsay Halsey bettered the community through her service as a member of the Junior League of Richmond and on the board of the Richmond Ballet and often charmed readers in her columns for the Richmond Times-Dispatch; and

WHEREAS, a devoted mother, Lindsay Halsey's chief mission was to teach her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren to appreciate life and be compassionate and open-minded toward all; and

WHEREAS, guided by her faith, Lindsay Halsey enjoyed worship and fellowship with her community at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Richmond for many years; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by her son, Brenton, Jr., Lindsay Halsey will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her devoted husband, Brenton, Sr.; her children, Liza, Kate, and Melanie, 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 Elizabeth Lindsay Graham Halsey, a cherished member of the Richmond community whose kind and gentle nature was a light in many lives; 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 Elizabeth Lindsay Graham Halsey as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.

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