Bill Text: VA HJR837 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Christopher Sean Wiggins.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-23 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ837ER) [HJR837 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HJR837-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Christopher Sean Wiggins, a longtime state employee and a beloved husband and father in Woodbridge, died on August 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Christopher "Chris" Wiggins was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, and moved to the Commonwealth with his family when he was young; and
WHEREAS, Chris Wiggins graduated from L.C. Bird High School, then earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Lycoming College, where he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity; and
WHEREAS, after graduation, Chris Wiggins joined the Virginia Department of Social Services and touched countless lives over the course of his 20-year career; and
WHEREAS, Chris Wiggins was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team and volunteered his time to support young people in Prince William County as a baseball umpire and wrestling referee; and
WHEREAS, Chris Wiggins loved spending time near the water and especially enjoyed collecting shark teeth on the beach and canoeing and kayaking on the Occoquan River; and
WHEREAS, Chris Wiggins relished every opportunity to care for his beloved family, and he will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Patience; his children, Piper, Prince Harry, Christopher, and Carter; 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 Christopher Sean Wiggins; 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 Christopher Sean Wiggins as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.
