Bill Text: VA HR508 | 2020 | 1st Special Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Javon Malik Prather.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-08-28 - Bill text as passed House (HR508ER) [HR508 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HR508-Prefiled.html
WHEREAS, Javon Malik Prather, a resident of Springfield, Virginia, and a member of the Maryland Army National Guard, died in March 2020; and
WHEREAS, Javon Prather had served as a member of the Maryland Army National Guard for nearly four years and held the rank of specialist in B Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment; and
WHEREAS, during the course of his service, Javon Prather had been awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon; and
WHEREAS, Javon Prather will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Janelle; his stepdaughter, Amaya; his parents, Shavon and Khari; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Javon Malik Prather; 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 Javon Malik Prather as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory.