Bill Text: VA HJR459 | 2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Joint Resolution 459 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Alicia C. Rasin.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-03-10 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ459ER) [HJR459 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HJR459-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 459 Celebrating the life of Alicia C. Rasin.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2016 Agreed to by the Senate, March 10, 2016

WHEREAS, Alicia C. Rasin, a compassionate advocate for victims of crime and a beloved member of the Richmond community who welcomed any person in need into her home, died on October 9, 2015; and

WHEREAS, a lifelong resident of the Church Hill neighborhood in Richmond, Alicia Rasin graduated from John F. Kennedy High School and Virginia State University; and

WHEREAS, in the 1990s, Alicia Rasin founded Citizens Against Crime to support victims and organize efforts to help citizens and law-enforcement officers reduce crime in Richmond; she worked with five police chiefs to reduce the city's homicide rate and was once named the mayor's Volunteer of the Year; and

WHEREAS, dubbed an "Ambassador of Compassion," Alicia Rasin also opened her home to share food, shelter, comfort, and prayer with community members afflicted by homelessness; and

WHEREAS, Alicia Rasin believed that every day should be as joyful as Christmas, and her house was adorned with festive decorations for nearly 20 years; inside, she kept a Christmas tree with donated presents and clothing for people in need; and

WHEREAS, Alicia Rasin lived her deep faith through her actions and enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a life member of Fourth Baptist Church, where she was active in several church organizations; and

WHEREAS, Alicia Rasin will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by numerous family members, friends, and people whose lives she touched; 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 Alicia C. Rasin, a respected advocate for victims of crime and a pillar of the Richmond 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 Alicia C. Rasin as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.