Bill Text: VA HJR427 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Benjamin Adelbert Thorp IV.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-07 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ427ER) [HJR427 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HJR427-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Benjamin Adelbert Thorp IV of Henrico County, a respected attorney and a beloved husband, father, and son, died on January 14, 2014; and WHEREAS, a native of Bethesda, Maryland, Benjamin "Ben" Thorp earned a bachelor's degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1995 and a law degree from the University of Richmond in 2000; and WHEREAS, Ben Thorp practiced law with the Henrico County Attorney's Office and proudly represented Henrico County in a case before the Supreme Court of the United States in 2013; and WHEREAS, Ben Thorp was an active, respected member of the legal community; he was a member of Lawyers Helping Lawyers, Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, the Henrico County Bar Association, and the Environmental Law Section of the Virginia State Bar; and WHEREAS, a beloved husband, father, and son, Ben Thorp enjoyed spending time with his family, reading, traveling, and the outdoors, and he was an avid Boston Red Sox fan; and WHEREAS, Ben Thorp will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Jayne; son, Beckett; and numerous other family members, friends, and colleagues; 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 Benjamin Adelbert Thorp IV, a prominent attorney and an esteemed member of the Henrico community; 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 Benjamin Adelbert Thorp IV as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory. |
