WHEREAS, it was Ian Maclaren who, in his work Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, described the characteristics of "A Doctor of the Old School"; and

WHEREAS, of the doctor in a remote glen of Scotland in the early 19th century, Maclaren wrote, "He did his best for the need of every man, woman, and child in this wild, struggling district, year in, year out, in the snow and in the heat, in the dark and in the light, without rest, and without holiday for forty years"; and

WHEREAS, though the conditions of Goochland County in modern times are much milder than those described of the Scotland of yore, and though he enjoyed vacations golfing and many a trip to Charlottesville to cheer for his beloved Cavalier basketball and football teams of the University of Virginia, still, Francis Nott Bain, M.D., served precisely for the same 40 years as a doctor devoted to care of the hundreds of his patients of his rural world; and

WHEREAS, the obituarist of Dr. Francis "Frank" Nott Bain, M.D., wrote truly of the physician in The Goochland Gazette that, "For many of his patients, [his] building next to the Goochland Courthouse was the only doctor's office they visited in their entire lives," and that Frank Bain "mirrored this commitment, as his medical practice was his life's passion"; and

WHEREAS, Frank Bain was born in Charlottesville on May 25, 1946, the 10th and youngest child of Edward H. and Katherine K. Bain, graduated from Albemarle High School in 1964, and attended Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas; and

WHEREAS, Frank Bain interrupted his collegiate studies to enlist in the United States Marine Corps and, as a first lieutenant, served his country in Vietnam during the long war there; and

WHEREAS, following his military service, Frank Bain resumed his studies, this time at the University of Virginia, earning an undergraduate degree and thereafter a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Bain established his practice in Goochland Courthouse in 1980 soon after completing medical school and faithfully served his countless number of patients until he retired in June 2021; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Bain died on January 25, 2022, and is survived by his three children, Mark (Mindy) Bain of Midlothian, Christopher Bain of Cabin John, Maryland, and Rebecca Bain of Richmond, and six grandchildren, as well as three brothers and many cousins, nieces, and nephews; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Francis Nott Bain, M.D., who devoted four decades of service to the people of Goochland County; 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 Francis Nott Bain, M.D., as an expression of the House of Delegates' sympathy with their bereavement, respect for his memory, and admiration for his life and works.