Bill Text: VA SJR182 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Waller & Company Jewelers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-03 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ182ER) [SJR182 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SJR182-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, for 120 years, Waller & Company Jewelers, an African American family-owned retail jewelry business, has served generations of Richmond residents by providing fine products and outstanding jewelry and watch repair services; and
WHEREAS, originally known as M.C. Waller & Sons, Waller & Company Jewelers was established in 1900 by Marcellus Carrington (M.C.) Waller, a determined entrepreneur who taught himself to repair timepieces at a young age; and
WHEREAS, M.C. Waller was a pioneer in Richmond's African American business community, having worked in the insurance, real estate, and grocery businesses before he and his three sons opened M.C. Waller & Sons in the city's Carver district; and
WHEREAS, Waller & Company Jewelers has worked with many local fraternities and sororities, the Order of the Eastern Star, and Masonic organizations to produce jewelry for members, and the company is a frequent participant in community events; and
WHEREAS, Richard Waller, Jr., M.C. Waller's grandson, became the manager of the family business in 1968 and moved Waller & Company Jewelers to a new location on Broad Street, where it has continued its traditions of excellence; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Waller & Company Jewelers on the occasion of its 120th anniversary; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Richard Waller, Jr., of Waller & Company Jewelers as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for its legacy of service to the Richmond community.
