Bill Text: VA HR451 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Donald E. Shuemaker, Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-22 - Bill text as passed House (HR451ER) [HR451 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HR451-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Donald E. Shuemaker, Sr., of Manassas Park, died on November 23, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, on March 19, 1946, to Calvin Shuemaker and Wilma Parks Shuemaker; he was a devoted husband and father to his late wife, Bethiah, and son, Manassas Park City Councilmember Donald Shuemaker, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker served his country in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey early in his military career; as a sergeant, he received new orders to Andrews Air Force base in 1969, where he was assigned to the Air Force Communication Service as a communications specialist; and
WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker was active in the Manassas Park community in many ways; when his son, Donald Shuemaker, Jr., was in school, he volunteered as a chaperone for school field trips and was the leader of the Music Boosters; he was an avid bowler for over 25 years at Bowl America in Manassas and assisted the women's competition team; and
WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker was the winner of the City of Manassas Park Citizen of the Year award in 2006; and
WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker was known for his wisdom, his talent for fixing or installing anything, and, most of all, for his readiness to help others; predeceased by his wife, Bethiah, he will be dearly remembered and greatly missed by his son, Donald, Jr., and numerous family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Donald E. Shuemaker, Sr.; 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 Donald E. Shuemaker, Sr., as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory.