Bill Text: VA HJR862 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending William T. Green, D.D.S.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-23 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ862ER) [HJR862 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HJR862-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, William T. Green, D.D.S., a trusted dentist in Newport News, has promoted good oral health in the community for nearly 60 years; and
WHEREAS, William Green attended Hampton High School and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he was a company commander in the Corps of Cadets and a member of the Pershing Rifles and Scabbard and Blade honor societies; and
WHEREAS, William Green served his country as a captain in the United States Air Force, stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio for 39 months; he also served in the Virginia Air National Guard and participated in the Berlin Airlift; and
WHEREAS, in 1961, William Green began practicing general dentistry and opened his own office in the Denbigh neighborhood of Newport News; and
WHEREAS, over the course of his long career in dentistry, William Green has treated generations of Newport News families, as well as patients from throughout the United States and foreign countries; and
WHEREAS, highly admired in his field, William Green has received commendations for his dental work from the United States Military Academy at West Point; he is a lifetime member of the Virginia Dental Association and a member of the Delta Sigma Delta dental fraternity; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his work in dentistry, William Green is an instrument-rated pilot with a commercial certificate, and he is an avid golfer who competes in the Virginia Senior Amateur Championship; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend William T. Green, D.D.S., for his six decades of service to the community as a dentist; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to William T. Green, D.D.S., as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his legacy of contributions to the residents of Newport News.
