Bill Text: VA HJR142 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Terry Lee Kibler.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-23 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ142ER) [HJR142 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HJR142-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Terry Lee Kibler of Woodstock, a successful entrepreneur and an avid horseman who owned several harness racing horses and dedicated years of leadership to the Shenandoah County Fair, died on November 26, 2018; and
WHEREAS, born in Winchester, Terry Kibler began showing animals at the Shenandoah County Fair at the age of 10; after graduating from Central High School in Woodstock, he earned a bachelor's degree in animal science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; and
WHEREAS, in addition to running a furniture store in Woodstock for 30 years, Terry Kibler was well-known in the region as an owner of Standardbred horses that participated in harness races in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Terry Kibler was highly admired for his honesty, fairness, and unparalleled work ethic; several of his horses earned great renown, including Farmer Jones, who set a world record for a four-year-old gelding trotter with a time of 1:53.0, and Calcutta, who had recorded 22 wins in 126 starts as of December 2018; and
WHEREAS, in 1987, Terry Kibler followed in the footsteps of his father as the racing secretary of the Shenandoah County Fair; he was subsequently appointed to the Shenandoah County Fair Board of Directors and was the longest-serving member of the board at the time of his passing; and
WHEREAS, Terry Kibler will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his sister, Rhonda, and her family 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 Terry Lee Kibler, a respected entrepreneur who made many contributions to the Shenandoah County community; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Shenandoah County Fair Board of Directors as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for the memory of Terry Lee Kibler.