Bill Text: VA HR120 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Coolidge Elmo Rhodes, Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-08 - Bill text as passed House (HR120ER) [HR120 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HR120-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Reverend Dr. Coolidge Elmo Rhodes, Sr., a pastor, civic leader, and beloved member of the Evington community, died on May 12, 2020; and
WHEREAS, a native of Lynchburg, Coolidge Rhodes was one of six children born to Robert and Gladys Rhodes; he attended Campbell County High School until 1963, when he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps; and
WHEREAS, Coolidge Rhodes rose to the rank of sergeant and earned a Purple Heart during his tour in Vietnam; he obtained a GED degree while in the military, then continued his education at Central Virginia Community College; and
WHEREAS, Coolidge Rhodes pursued a career with the United States Postal Service and retired in 2007 after 30 years of service; and
WHEREAS, Coolidge Rhodes was an active member of Mount Evergreen Baptist Church in Evington, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and deacon; he was ordained as a minister there in 1983 and went on to serve as pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Altavista and Mount Plain Baptist Church in Evington; and
WHEREAS, Coolidge Rhodes served as chair of the New London Academy Board of Managers and offered his leadership to American Legion Post 16 in Lynchburg; and
WHEREAS, Coolidge Rhodes will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 45 years, Janice; his children, Coolidge, Jr., Christopher Dewayne, Brittany, and Colby, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of the Reverend Dr. Coolidge Elmo Rhodes, Sr., a spiritual leader and pillar of the Evington 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 the Reverend Dr. Coolidge Elmo Rhodes, Sr., as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory.