Bill Text: VA HJR54 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Nate Evans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-16 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ54ER) [HJR54 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2020-HJR54-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 54
Celebrating the life of Nate Evans.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 13, 2020
Agreed to by the Senate, January 16, 2020
 

WHEREAS, Nate Evans, a standout member of The College of William & Mary football team, died on March 21, 2019; and

WHEREAS, prior to matriculating at The College of William & Mary, Nate Evans was the three-year captain of the football team at Lee-Davis High School in Hanover County; and

WHEREAS, Nate Evans finished his high school career with 3,466 rushing yards, the fifth-most in school history, and a school record of 56 touchdowns; he was named to the Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro football team during his junior and senior years; and

WHEREAS, during his freshman season at The College of William & Mary in 2017, Nate Evans led the team with 476 yards on 119 carries; he averaged 21 yards on 11 kick returns and made 20 receptions for 161 yards; and

WHEREAS, during his sophomore season, Nate Evans continued to be an important member of the team, gaining 208 yards on 70 carries in nine games; and

WHEREAS, Nate Evans was an aspiring kinesiology major, who hoped to pursue a career in health care; and

WHEREAS, Nate Evans will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by numerous 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 Nate Evans; 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 Nate Evans as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.

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