WHEREAS, Caramine Kellam, a highly admired longtime resident of the Eastern Shore, died on January 4, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Caramine Kellam graduated from Penn Hall Preparatory School and Junior College in Pennsylvania, then attended St. Mary's College in North Carolina; and

WHEREAS, Caramine Kellam was an active and generous volunteer who supported the Colonial Dames, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Historical Society of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and Eastern Shore Community College, among other organizations; and

WHEREAS, Caramine Kellam also offered her leadership and expertise to several local, state, and national boards and commissions, taking a particular interest in expanding access to health care through the Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Riverside Health System, and the American Medical Association Alliance; and

WHEREAS, Caramine Kellam was the first woman chair of the board for Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital and helped the hospital grow to better serve the community; and

WHEREAS, guided by her faith, Caramine Kellam enjoyed fellowship and worship with the congregations of Belle Haven Presbyterian Church, Johnsons United Methodist Church, and the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Punta Gorda, Florida, where she settled in later life; and

WHEREAS, Caramine Kellam's greatest joy in life was her family, and she relished every opportunity to support her children in all their academic, athletic, musical, and professional endeavors throughout their lives; and

WHEREAS, Caramine Kellam will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughters, Kellam, Caramine, and Somers, 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 Caramine Kellam; and, be it

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