Bill Text: VA HR451 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Fielding Lewis Wilson, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-09 - Bill text as passed House (HR451ER) [HR451 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-HR451-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Fielding Lewis Wilson, Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and member of the Stafford County community, died on June 27, 2023; and
WHEREAS, a native of Fredericksburg, Fielding Wilson was educated in Fredericksburg City Public Schools and attended both Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal and the Virginia Military Institute; and
WHEREAS, Fielding Wilson devoted 36 years to the United States government at Fort Belvoir, which took him to many places around the country and the world; and
WHEREAS, Fielding Wilson made his home in a house he built on Potomac Creek and embraced his love for the great outdoors, sharing this passion and reverence for nature with his children and grandson over the years; and
WHEREAS, a successful farmer who raised beef cattle, Fielding Wilson was a regular fixture at the Fredericksburg Livestock Market and a treasured member of the local farming community; and
WHEREAS, guided throughout his life by his faith, Fielding Wilson enjoyed worship and fellowship with his community at Andrew Chapel Methodist Church in Stafford for 45 years; and
WHEREAS, Fielding Wilson will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife of 64 years, Bettie; his children, Fielding and Sarah, 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 Fielding Lewis Wilson, Jr., a cherished member of the communities in Stafford County and Fredericksburg who was a source of joy and inspiration to all who knew him; 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 Fielding Lewis Wilson, Jr., as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory.
