Bill Text: VA HJR337 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Cherie Toll Bottum.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-06 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ337ER) [HJR337 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HJR337-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Cherie Toll Bottum, a writer and editor who was featured in national publications and a beloved member of the Arlington community, died on April 9, 2017; and
WHEREAS, a native of Marshfield, Wisconsin, Cherie Bottum grew up in Attica, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, Cherie Bottum attended Ohio Wesleyan University, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and received a master's degree from the Ohio State University; and
WHEREAS, as a longtime instructor at Encore Learning, a nonprofit organization that offers noncredit college-level courses, clubs, and special events for adults over the age of 50, Cherie Bottum helped seniors pursue new opportunities and experience the joys of writing; and
WHEREAS, Cherie Bottum served as the editor of Heldref Publications, which at one time published more than 50 scholarly journals and magazines on a variety of topics; she was also a freelance writer who appeared in national magazines and The Washington Post Opinions page; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband of 50 years, John, Cherie Bottum will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Angela, Marjorie, Stephen, and Charles; grandson, Thomas; 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 Cherie Toll Bottum; 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 Cherie Toll Bottum as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.
