Bill Text: VA HJR892 | 2017 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Homer Constantine Eliades.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-02-23 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ892ER) [HJR892 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2017-HJR892-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 892
Celebrating the life of Homer Constantine Eliades.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 10, 2017
Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2017

WHEREAS, Homer Constantine Eliades, a respected attorney who made many lasting contributions to the Hopewell community and the entire Commonwealth, died on July 28, 2016; and

WHEREAS, a native of Hopewell, Homer Eliades graduated from Hopewell High School and earned a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the University of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, after serving his country as a member of the United States Army Counter Intelligence Corps for two years, Homer Eliades returned home to the Commonwealth and established the law firm Eliades and Eliades, P.C., with his brother, Plato; and

WHEREAS, respected in the legal field, Homer Eliades was a member of the Virginia State Bar for 62 years and served as president of its Senior Lawyers Conference; he was also a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Virginia Bar Association, and the Hopewell Bar Association; and

WHEREAS, Homer Eliades also worked to enhance the community as a past president of the Hopewell Kiwanis Club, chair of the Hopewell Electoral Board, state director for the Hopewell Jaycees, and an active member of several other boards and committees; and

WHEREAS, in 1967, Homer Eliades became a founding member of the John Tyler Community College Board of Directors, where he served for 15 years, including two years as chair; he was also a founding member and past president of the John Tyler Community College Foundation, receiving many awards and accolades for his service to the college and generations of its students; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of his exceptional career, the Homer C. Eliades Law Library in Hopewell, Eliades Hall on the Midlothian campus of John Tyler Community College, and the Homer C. Eliades Commonwealth Legacy Scholarship are all named in his honor; and

WHEREAS, Homer Eliades will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Ruthan; children, George, Peter, Elliot, Sherri, Christy, and Whitney, 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 Homer Constantine Eliades, a distinguished attorney and a leader in the Hopewell community; 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 Homer Constantine Eliades as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.

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