Bill Text: VA HJR505 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of J. Curtis Fruit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-09 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ505ER) [HJR505 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-HJR505-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit, son of Harry Alverta Fruit, Jr., and Frances Holladay and brother to William S. Fruit and Frances Nell Fruit Malat was born on November 11, 1941; he grew up in Norfolk and passed away on February 27, 2012; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit attended Campostella Heights Elementary School, Blair Junior High School, and Oscar Smith High School, where he graduated in 1960; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit attended Old Dominion University and studied Political Science, graduating in 1973; and WHEREAS, a devoted husband and father, J. Curtis Fruit married Sandra Gail Becker Hargrove on July 26, 1975; he had a step-daughter, Anne H. Durham, and a son, John Curtis Fruit, Jr., who was born June 15, 1977, as well as four grandchildren, Mia Elizabeth Calma Fruit, Gabrielle Elise Fruit, Jessica Grace Durham, and Benjamin Thomas Lee Durham; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit served as a Deputy Clerk for the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach from January 1964 to December 1979; for most of those years he worked in the Chancery Department; and WHEREAS, the Honorable J. Curtis Fruit was elected to and held the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach from January 1, 1980, until his retirement on December 31, 2003; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit was one of the first eight Clerks in Virginia to obtain the designation of Certified Circuit Court Clerk from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit served as President of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association and co-chairman of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association Legislative Committee; he also served on the Land Records Management Task Force; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit was an active member of the Virginia Beach Retired Employees Association; and WHEREAS, with his 40 years of public service, J. Curtis Fruit is remembered for his common sense, refreshing sense of humor, and dedication to providing exceptional customer service; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit demonstrated an exceptional degree of knowledge and skill in the administration of his duties and responsibilities as Clerk of the Circuit Court of the City of Virginia Beach; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit provided distinguished service in meeting the needs of his public first and foremost, his staff, the judges of the Circuit Court, the Bar, and the Virginia Court Clerks' Association, which made him a well respected and beloved Clerk throughout the Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit's unwavering devotion and affection for his staff made him a most loved and respected boss; he made lifelong friends of those with whom he worked during his 40-year service to the City of Virginia Beach; and WHEREAS, J. Curtis Fruit was a devoted and exceptional husband, father, brother, grandfather, public servant, colleague, and friend; 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 J. Curtis Fruit, a distinguished Clerk of the Virginia Beach Circuit Court; 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 the Honorable J. Curtis Fruit as an expression of the General Assembly's abiding respect and admiration for his memory. |