Bill Text: VA SJR408 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Mary Price.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-20 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ408ER) [SJR408 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SJR408-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Mary Price, a respected and hardworking public servant, will retire as the Shenandoah County administrator on April 1, 2019, after 40 years of exceptional leadership in the public sector; and
WHEREAS, Mary Price began her professional life in government right out of high school, working for the Town of Strasburg during the day, while continuing her education at Lord Fairfax Community College during the evening; and
WHEREAS, it was at the local college that Mary Price earned her associate's degree in business and accounting; she would later obtain her bachelor's degree at Eastern Mennonite University by way of evening and online classes while working in public-sector positions; and
WHEREAS, Mary Price balanced her work and studies while raising two sons with her supportive husband, viewing her persistence in pursuing those credentials as an example to her children that hard work, dedication, and commitment can lead to professional advancement; and
WHEREAS, Mary Price was known to her staff as professional and industrious and to the citizenry of Shenandoah County as approachable, with an open door to listen to concerns; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Mary Price on the occasion of her retirement as Shenandoah County administrator; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Mary Price as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her service to the Shenandoah County community and to the Commonwealth.
