Bill Text: VA HJR229 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Peter Lee McCandless.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-06 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ229ER) [HJR229 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HJR229-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Peter Lee McCandless, a beloved member of the Reston community who played an outsized role in promoting the town after its founding in 1964, died on December 26, 2023; and
WHEREAS, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, Peter McCandless attended Principia School and graduated from Principia College in 1958; and
WHEREAS, Peter McCandless honorably served his country as a member of the United States Army and also taught English in Turkey and studied drama at Yale University before embarking on a long and successful career in public relations; and
WHEREAS, as one of the first employees of Reston founder Robert E. Simon's Palindrome Corporation, Peter McCandless contributed immeasurably to the town's prosperity and longevity; and
WHEREAS, Peter McCandless later extended his talents for public relations by founding his own agency, The McCandless Company, in 1984; and
WHEREAS, Peter McCandless was a gifted singer who helped to start the Reston Chorale in the late 1960s and who sang with the choir for many years; and
WHEREAS, Peter McCandless took every opportunity to travel and be outdoors, cultivating his passion for photography while documenting his adventures; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, Peter McCandless worked at the Great Harvest Bread Co. in Herndon, brightening customers' days through his warm and genial nature; and
WHEREAS, guided by his faith, Peter McCandless enjoyed worship and fellowship with his community at First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Reston; and
WHEREAS, preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy; Peter McCandless will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife, Susan; his children, Kristopher and Sarah, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Peter Lee McCandless, a treasured member of the Reston community whose kindness and generosity touched countless lives; 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 Peter Lee McCandless as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.
