Bill Text: VA HJR162 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Joint Resolution 162 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Richard Lewis Shelton.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-01-29 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ162ER) [HJR162 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-HJR162-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 162 Celebrating the life of Richard Lewis Shelton.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 22, 2010 Agreed to by the Senate, January 28, 2010

WHEREAS, Richard Lewis Shelton, former Clerk of the Hanover Circuit Court, died on November 26, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Richard Shelton was born July 3, 1934, to the late Samuel W. and Phyllis Crawford Shelton and was one of four siblings; and

WHEREAS, Richard Shelton proudly served his country in the United States Army and Air National Guard; and

WHEREAS, Richard Shelton then began a long and enjoyable career with the Hanover Circuit Court Clerk's office in 1959; and

WHEREAS, recognized as an exemplary administrator, Richard Shelton was appointed clerk of the court in 1969; and

WHEREAS, an admired and respected public servant, Richard Shelton diligently served the citizens of Hanover County with great skill and dedication for 30 years until his retirement in 1999; and

WHEREAS, a devoted family man, Richard Shelton will be greatly missed by his loving wife, Jane Show Shelton; their two children, Richard L. Shelton II and Shannon S. Craig, 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 dedicated public servant and outstanding Virginian, Richard Lewis Shelton; 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 Richard Lewis Shelton as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.