Bill Text: VA HR175 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel William A. Hines, Jr., USA, Ret.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-05 - Bill text as passed House (HR175ER) [HR175 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HR175-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel William A. Hines, Jr., USA, Ret., a decorated veteran and respected member of his community, died on February 10, 2019; and
WHEREAS, a native of Lawrenceville, William Hines grew up in Brunswick County and graduated from James Solomon Russell High School, where he was a standout member of the basketball team, earning a scholarship to the Hampton Institute; and
WHEREAS, while attending the Hampton Institute, William Hines began working at Norfolk Naval Shipyard to support his family, then joined the United States Army during the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS, William Hines served valorously in combat, earning the Bronze Star Medal and the Legion of Merit, and held command posts in Vietnam, Korea, and Europe; furthermore, he worked as a professor at Norfolk State University under Training and Doctrine Command and finished his career in the Office of the Army Inspector General at the Pentagon; and
WHEREAS, during his time in the military, William Hines returned to the Hampton Institute to complete his bachelor's degree and subsequently earned a master's degree from George Washington University; and
WHEREAS, after his well-earned retirement, William Hines joined CW Hines & Associates, Inc., the management consulting company established by his wife of 50 years, Carolyn, who died on December 6, 2019; and
WHEREAS, William Hines served two terms as a commissioner for the Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority and was a member of the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Neck; and
WHEREAS, William Hines is fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Kimberly and Michael, 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 Lieutenant Colonel William A. Hines, Jr., USA, Ret., a distinguished veteran who made many contributions to the Commonwealth; 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 Lieutenant Colonel William A. Hines, Jr., USA, Ret., as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory.
