WHEREAS, Eunice M. Wilder, the former longtime treasurer of the City of Richmond and a respected member of the community, died on January 23, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Eunice Wilder grew up in Philadelphia and attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls; she subsequently earned a bachelor's degree from Howard University, where she met her former husband, former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder; and

WHEREAS, Eunice Wilder began her professional career at Consolidated Bank and Trust Company and later became a cost accountant at Reynolds Metals Company; and

WHEREAS, Eunice Wilder earned a real estate broker's license and a certification in public accounting and worked at several firms until 1992, when she was appointed treasurer of the City of Richmond; she subsequently won six elections for the office and served Richmond residents in that capacity for 25 years; and

WHEREAS, Eunice Wilder was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Virginia Association of Realtors, the Treasurers' Association of Virginia, and Leadership Metro Richmond; she also volunteered her leadership to the Richmond Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, the National Epicureans, Incorporated, and The Girl Friends, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, Eunice Wilder inspired others through her generosity, kindness, and strength of character, and she strove to always maintain her grace and sense of humor in the face of any challenge; and

WHEREAS, Eunice Wilder will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Lynn, Larry, and Loren, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it  

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Eunice M. Wilder; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Eunice M. Wilder as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.