Bill Text: VA HJR485 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Joint Resolution 485 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Rosalene Inez Bullock.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-09 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ485ER) [HJR485 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HJR485-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 485 Celebrating the life of Rosalene Inez Bullock.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2018 Agreed to by the Senate, March 9, 2018

WHEREAS, Rosalene Inez Bullock, an active member of the Richmond community who dedicated herself to the service of others, died on March 13, 2017; and

WHEREAS, a native of North Carolina, Rosalene Bullock moved to the Commonwealth with her family and attended Richmond Public Schools, graduating from John F. Kennedy High School in 1972; and

WHEREAS, Rosalene Bullock continued her education at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, then spent many years offering her time and wise leadership to civic and service organizations in Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Rosalene Bullock worked to enhance the quality of life of her fellow Richmond residents as president of the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Client Council, the East End Advisory Council, and the Richmond Community Action Program (RCAP) Joint Advisory Council; she also served RCAP as secretary of its Board of Directors; and

WHEREAS, in addition, Rosalene Bullock served on the boards of the Virginia Poverty Law Center and the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society and was a member of the Richmond branch of the NAACP; and

WHEREAS, Rosalene Bullock had a keen interest in civic life and was a member of the Richmond City Democratic Committee and the Richmond Crusade for Voters, and she worked closely with the Honorable Henry L. Marsh III and the Honorable Delores L. McQuinn; and

WHEREAS, Rosalene Bullock will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her sons, Roderyck and Ivory, 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 Rosalene Inez Bullock; 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 Rosalene Inez Bullock as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.