Bill Text: VA HJR33 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Ida Belle Bluford Taylor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-01-16 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ33ER) [HJR33 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HJR33-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Ida Belle Bluford Taylor, the matriarch of her family, was born on July 4, 1914, in Richmond and departed this life at 99 years old on July 23, 2013; and WHEREAS, Ida Belle Bluford Taylor attended George Mason Elementary and Armstrong High Schools in Richmond; and WHEREAS, Ida Belle Bluford married James E. Taylor, Jr., at age 16 and together they reared seven children to whom she was a loving and doting mother; a devout Christian, she nurtured her children and grandchildren with Christian ideals of honor, love, compassion, faith, and reverence; and WHEREAS, Ida Belle Bluford Taylor, affectionately known as "Ida B.," was a longtime member of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Although she was not a member of a ministry, she attended church regularly and was an avid tither; and WHEREAS, Ida Belle Bluford Taylor loved singing her favorite hymns while she cooked meals and baked her famous triple-layer chocolate cake, which had just the right hint and balance of lemon flavor; and WHEREAS, Ida Belle Bluford Taylor was a kind, sincere, and sensitive woman who cried whenever she received a card for any occasion, showered her family with affection and loving hugs, and possessed tremendous inner strength that sustained and buoyed her family and friends; and WHEREAS, her love of sweets and heavy Ebonics are comforting memories to her 10 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, 18 great-great-grandchildren, and five great-great-great-grandchildren and a host of relatives, friends, and neighbors of Ida Belle Bluford Taylor, whom she touched and with whom she shared her life for 99 years; and WHEREAS, the memory of Ida Belle Bluford Taylor will occupy a very special place in the hearts of all who loved and knew her which will be cherished forever; 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 Ida Belle Bluford Taylor; 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 Ida Belle Bluford Taylor as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory. |
