Bill Text: VA HJR63 | 2014 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Harriett Pittard Beales.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-01-16 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ63ER) [HJR63 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HJR63-Prefiled.html
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14101782D WHEREAS, Harriett Pittard Beales, a lifelong resident of Mecklenburg County, who taught several generations of county students and was a leader in her church and community; died on August 28, 2013; and WHEREAS, Harriett Beales was born in Clarksville, attended public schools there, and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1934; upon graduation, Harriett Beales returned home and taught school, first in elementary grades, then became an English and home economics teacher at Clarksville High School and at Boydton High School; and WHEREAS, Harriett Pittard married Walter R. Beales, Jr., in 1941, a union that lasted more than half a century until her husband died in 1992; they lived in Boydton and raised two sons, who also have dedicated their lives to the service of others; and WHEREAS, a woman of strong faith and a talented musician, Harriett Beales was the organist at Boydton United Methodist Church and a Sunday School teacher, and served on the church's administrative board; and WHEREAS, Harriett Beales was a mentor and surrogate mother for many promising or disadvantaged young people in her rural county; her sons endowed a scholarship in her honor at the College of William and Mary at her 50th reunion; it is awarded annually to an outstanding student from Southside Virginia; and WHEREAS, Harriett Beales and other local preservationists helped to protect and maintain Prestwould plantation, an outstanding example of Colonial architecture on the banks of the Roanoke River; and WHEREAS, on June 1, 2013, Harriett Beales celebrated her 100th birthday with her children and grandchildren, her 97-year-old sister, and her sister's grandchildren; Governor Bob McDonnell wrote a letter of congratulations, as did the president of the College of William and Mary, and she also heard from many other people from around the country; and WHEREAS, Harriett Beales, who was predeceased by her husband, Walter, will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her sons, Walter III and Randolph, and their families; and many 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 a beloved member of the community, Harriett Pittard Beales, whose work benefitted Mecklenburg County in countless ways; 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 Harriett Pittard Beales as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory. |
