WHEREAS, Michael Thomas Elliot, a respected pastor and community leader in Stafford County, died on August 1, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Michael Elliot pursued a career in law enforcement and retired as a supervisory special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2007; and

WHEREAS, Michael Elliot subsequently became the executive director of Stafford Emergency Relief through Volunteer Efforts (S.E.R.V.E.) in 2017; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure as executive director of S.E.R.V.E., Michael Elliot was a trusted mentor to many volunteers and helped the organization fulfill its mission to provide nutritious food and emergency assistance to community members in need; and

WHEREAS, Michael Elliot was well-known by family and friends as an incomparable storyteller, who relished every opportunity to share parables and impart wise life lessons; and

WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Michael Elliot offered spiritual leadership to others as a pastor and actively supported the congregation of Mount Ararat Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, Michael Elliot will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Linda; his children, Caitlin, Zachary, and Taihlor, 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 Michael Thomas Elliot, a civic and religious leader who made many contributions to the Stafford County 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 Michael Thomas Elliot as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory.