Bill Text: VA HJR113 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Ferdinand C. Dugan III.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-03 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ113ER) [HJR113 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HJR113-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Ferdinand C. Dugan III, a proud veteran of the United States Navy and respected member of the Hague community, died on August 15, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Ferdinand "Doc" C. Dugan III graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1957 and earned his wings as a naval aviator in 1959; he subsequently served on destroyers and was the chief staff officer for the naval gunfire support command during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS, Doc Dugan was the commanding officer aboard the USS Johnston and commanded the naval communications station in Puerto Rico from 1976 to 1979; and
WHEREAS, after his well-earned retirement from the United States Navy in 1984, Doc Dugan joined System Planning Corporation in Arlington and provided contract support for the Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, Doc Dugan purchased Left Bank Gallery in Hague, where he pursued his passion for painting and served the community as an art dealer and custom framing specialist; and
WHEREAS, Doc Dugan continued to support his fellow veterans as president of the Military Officers Association of America and offered his leadership and expertise to the Westmoreland County Social Services Department, Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce, and Westmoreland County Lion's Club, among many other civic organizations; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by his first wife, Jane, Doc Dugan will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Bobbie; his children, Ferdinand IV, Jane, Mary, Jennifer, Patrick, and Philip, 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 Doc Dugan; 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 Ferdinand C. Dugan III as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.
