Bill Text: VA SR156 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Ben V. Mullins.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-08 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR156ER) [SR156 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SR156-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Ben V. Mullins, an esteemed mortician and beloved member of the communities of Pennington Gap and Big Stone Gap, died on February 2, 2023; and
WHEREAS, born and raised in Wise County, Ben Mullins was part of the first class to graduate from the former Powell Valley High School; and
WHEREAS, at the age of 16, Ben Mullins began working for the Holding family at their dairy farm in Duffield; and
WHEREAS, as a result of his efforts on the farm, Ben Mullins was promoted to a position at the Holding family's funeral home in Big Stone Gap; and
WHEREAS, after earning a degree from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Ben Mullins began a partnership with Blake Wilson and devoted the remainder of his career to serving families at Holding Funeral Home, Arney-Mullins Funeral Homes, and Mullins-Sturgill Funeral Home; and
WHEREAS, Ben Mullins demonstrated extraordinary professionalism and compassion as he supported and cared for the families he served during their period of bereavement; and
WHEREAS, Ben Mullins will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife of 25 years, Brenda; his children, Lori and Stephanie, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Ben V. Mullins, a cherished member of the Pennington Gap and Big Stone Gap communities whose dedication and service inspired all who knew him; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Ben V. Mullins as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.
