Bill Text: VA HJR338 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Nicole Katherine Orttung.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-06 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ338ER) [HJR338 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HJR338-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Nicole Katherine Orttung, a young journalist who was passionate about civic life and inspired others through her patriotism and optimism, died on November 22, 2016; and
WHEREAS, born in Prague, Czech Republic, Nicole Orttung moved to New York with her family at a young age, then came to the Commonwealth when she was in third grade; she graduated from Yorktown High School in Arlington and was working toward a bachelor's degree from Columbia University; and
WHEREAS, while in school, Nicole Orttung developed a keen interest in government and social justice, and she wrote for the Columbia Daily Spectator on a number of issues, including renters' rights, gentrification, and the state of New York City schools, where she was a volunteer; and
WHEREAS, during the summer of 2012, Nicole Orttung worked on the campaign for President Barack Obama, relishing the opportunity to share her enthusiasm for civics with others through door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, and other activities; and
WHEREAS, Nicole Orttung also interned at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where she wrote for the online edition of The Wilson Quarterly, and she contributed nearly 100 articles to The Christian Science Monitor; and
WHEREAS, possessed of a servant's heart and a strong sense of idealism, Nicole Orttung encouraged others to work together to make the community and the nation a better place; 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 Nicole Katherine Orttung; 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 Nicole Katherine Orttung as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.
