WHEREAS, Mary Jones Baldwin, a vibrant member of the Centreville community and a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, died on November 26, 2016; and
WHEREAS, a native of Paris, Kentucky, Mary Baldwin grew up on Collinwood Farm in Bourbon County; and
WHEREAS, after graduating with the class of 1946 from the University of Kentucky, where she was a proud member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, Mary Baldwin married her husband, Lawrence, in 1950; and
WHEREAS, after his retirement from the United States Navy, Mary and Lawrence Baldwin relocated to Fallston, Maryland, then settled in Centreville; and
WHEREAS, well known for her kindness and optimism, Mary Baldwin was a member of the Rocky Run Garden Club and enjoyed fellowship and worship with the congregation of St. John's Episcopal Church; and
WHEREAS, Mary Baldwin will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her beloved husband, Lawrence; children, Marilyn, Robert, and Steven, and their families; 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 Mary Jones Baldwin; 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 Mary Jones Baldwin as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.