Bill Text: VA HJR483 | 2016 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Vera Paige Proffitt.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-03-10 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ483ER) [HJR483 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HJR483-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 483
Celebrating the life of Vera Paige Proffitt.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2016
Agreed to by the Senate, March 10, 2016

WHEREAS, Vera Paige Proffitt of Grayson County, a farmer, a woman of faith, and a beloved member of the Whitetop community, died on February 6, 2016; and

WHEREAS, a respected local farmer, Vera Proffitt made her own cheese and butter, and sold her products to members of the community; and

WHEREAS, Vera Proffitt was also a talented writer, who was known for her humorous articles to local newspapers, and had been in the process of writing a book; and

WHEREAS, Vera Proffitt enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a member of Whitetop Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school; and

WHEREAS, Vera Proffitt will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, Charles; children, Teresa, Cheryl, and Kevin, and their families; 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 Vera Paige Proffitt; 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 Vera Paige Proffitt as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.

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