WHEREAS, George Harold Sheetz of Edinburg, a respected educator and devoted community leader, died on March 15, 2014; and WHEREAS, a native of Woodstock, George Sheetz graduated from Woodstock High School in 1959, attended Massanutten Military Academy, and earned a bachelor's degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1965; and WHEREAS, George Sheetz helped prepare the youth of the community for higher education, careers, and responsible citizenship as a teacher and athletics coach at Massanutten Military Academy from 1965 to 1970; he later pursued a career in banking and retired with United Bank in 2009; and WHEREAS, working to enhance the community, George Sheetz donated his time and wise leadership to the Rotary Club of Woodstock, where he served as a past president and treasurer; and WHEREAS, George Sheetz also served on the Shenandoah Chamber of Commerce, the Shenandoah County Parks and Recreation advisory board, the Triplett Tech advisory committee, and the board of directors of the Moore Educational Trust; and WHEREAS, a loving family man, George Sheetz will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 49 years, Anne; son, Jason, and his family; 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 George Harold Sheetz, an educator and community leader in Edinburg; 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 George Harold Sheetz as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory. |