Bill Text: VA HJR115 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Harriet Rebecca Reid Dismond.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-01-16 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ115ER) [HJR115 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-HJR115-Enrolled.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 115 Celebrating the life of Harriet Rebecca Reid Dismond.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 10, 2014 Agreed to by the Senate, January 16, 2014

WHEREAS, Harriet Rebecca Reid Dismond, a committed educator and member of the Hampton community, died on June 23, 2013; and

WHEREAS, a native of Camden, South Carolina, Harriet Dismond moved to Virginia to study at Hampton Institute, now known as Hampton University; and

WHEREAS, for 21 years, Harriet Dismond taught in the Hampton City school system, beginning at Y. H. Thomas Junior High School and finishing her career at Hampton High School; and

WHEREAS, showing her deep commitment to her students and public education, Harriet Dismond chartered the Hampton affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, serving as its first president in 1982; and

WHEREAS, in her honor, the Hampton chapter of the American Federation of Teachers annually bestows the Harriet R. Dismond Leadership Award to a committed educator; and

WHEREAS, in addition to her accomplished educational career, Harriet Dismond was a member of St. James United Methodist Church and served for a term on the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board; and

WHEREAS, art being her most enjoyed past-time, Harriet Dismond studied various mediums privately with local, professional artists, and became quite accomplished in calligraphy; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband, Joseph, Harriet Dismond will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Norma, Joseph, Harriett, and Margaret, 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 a great educator and friend in the Hampton community, Harriet Rebecca Reid Dismond; 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 Harriet Rebecca Reid Dismond as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.