HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 247
Celebrating the life of Donald Owen Manning.
 
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 4, 2024
Agreed to by the Senate, March 6, 2024
 

WHEREAS, Donald Owen Manning, a respected attorney and community leader in Arlington, died on April 20, 2023; and

WHEREAS, Donald "Don" Owen Manning grew up in Arlington, where he graduated from what is now Washington-Liberty High School; he subsequently earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a law degree from the University of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, after law school, Don Manning served his country as a lieutenant in the Fifth Infantry Division of the United States Army, earning a Bronze Star for his meritorious achievements in Vietnam; and

WHEREAS, Don Manning helped thousands of clients with estate planning and estate administration as a co-founder of the law firm Manning & Murray, now known as Manning, Murray & Barnett; and

WHEREAS, highly admired in the legal profession, Don Manning was elected as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in 1985; and

WHEREAS, outside of his career, Don Manning enhanced local life as a past president of the Arlington Community Foundation, founder and chair of the endowment fund at Rock Spring Church, and a member of the Kiwanis Club of Arlington; and

WHEREAS, Don Manning was also a lifelong lover of baseball, who was a player and coach at different points of his life and was an avid fan of the Washington Nationals; and

WHEREAS, Don Manning will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 50 years, Angela; his sons, Andrew and Michael, 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 Donald Owen Manning; 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 Donald Owen Manning as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.