WHEREAS, Stuart Wallace Connock, former Virginia Secretary of Administration and Finance, died on December 6, 2020, at the age of 95; and

WHEREAS, Stuart Connock was born in Charlottesville in 1925 and served his country in the Pacific theater of World War II; after his honorable discharge, he returned to the Commonwealth to earn a bachelor of science degree in economics from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce, which he attended through the GI Bill; and

WHEREAS, after graduation, Stuart Connock began his career in Virginia state government in the Department of Taxation and as a journal clerk in the Virginia House of Delegates; he subsequently worked for the Virginia Municipal League before returning to state government and rising to the position of tax commissioner; and

WHEREAS, Stuart Connock was appointed to serve as Assistant Secretary for Financial Policy, then appointed by Governor Charles S. Robb and Governor Gerald L. Baliles as Secretary of Administration and Finance until his retirement in 1990; he received many honors for excellence in public administration; and

WHEREAS, Stuart Connock then returned to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, to serve as executive assistant to the president for state governmental relations until 2012; and

WHEREAS, Stuart Connock's love of history and his interest in the founding of the Commonwealth and the nation drew him to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, where he served for almost 40 years and held many leadership positions, including as co-chairman of the 400th Anniversary Celebration held in 2007; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by his wife, Gwendolyn, a grandson, and his brothers and sisters, Stuart Connock is survived by his partner of 20 years, Suzanne O. Flippo, and his three children, Stuart, Jr., Chant, and Theresa Wagner, and their families; and

WHEREAS, Stuart Connock will be fondly remembered by his family members and friends and by the many people whose lives he touched through his commitment to service; 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 Stuart Wallace Connock; 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 Stuart Wallace Connock as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.