Bill Text: VA HJR128 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending William C. Hall, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-01-23 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ128ER) [HJR128 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HJR128-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, William C. Hall, Jr., a loyal and respected member of the Richmond community, retired as the vice president of executive communications for Dominion Virginia Power in September 2013; and WHEREAS, a native of Danville, William Hall received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Richmond in 1975; and WHEREAS, William Hall started his career as managing editor of The Danville Register & Bee, winning several awards from the Virginia Press Association; and WHEREAS, William Hall joined Virginia Power, now known as Dominion Virginia Power, in 1983 as a senior media representative and held a multitude of positions ranging from director of banking and public relations to assistant treasurer before finding his calling in the area of communications in 1997; and WHEREAS, a leader in all aspects of communication, William Hall has helped the company adapt to the ever-changing and expanding communications industry from the 1970s to the present, and due to his successful communications career and vast traditional and nontraditional experience, he was named the vice president of executive communications in 2006; and WHEREAS, outside his work at Dominion Virginia Power, William Hall is an active member of the Richmond community, serving as a member of St. James Episcopal Church and on the boards of the American Heart Association, the Virginia Foundation for Community Colleges, the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the Monument Avenue Preservation Society; and WHEREAS, William Hall's philanthropic work also includes service as one of the founders of FETCH-A-Cure, a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a comprehensive canine cancer clinic, chair of the Richmond Public Library's Literacy Legacy campaign, corporate chair of the Virginia Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's "Light the Night" charity walk, and involvement in many other charitable organizations; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend William C. Hall, Jr., a dedicated Dominion Virginia Power employee and valued member of the Richmond community; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to William C. Hall, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect and admiration for all his contributions to the Commonwealth. |
