Bill Text: VA SJR124 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Carol Ann Myskowski.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-28 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ124ER) [SJR124 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SJR124-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Carol Ann Myskowski, an accomplished nurse and an active and beloved member of the Woodbridge community, died on February 20, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Carol Myskowski graduated from DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey, in 1962 before entering the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Newark as Sister Sharon; and
WHEREAS, Carol Myskowski then studied at the Seton Hall University College of Nursing, became a registered nurse in 1969, and chose to return to secular life when her vows expired a year later; and
WHEREAS, Carol Myskowski worked at New Milford Hospital in Connecticut for some years and lived briefly in Pennsylvania before settling for the remainder of her life in Woodbridge, where she would dedicate many years to raising and caring for her children; and
WHEREAS, after her children were grown, Carol Myskowski recertified as a registered nurse and worked in the oncology department at the former Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, concluding her career with the successful establishment of the hospital's case management program; and
WHEREAS, guided by her faith, Carol Myskowski and her husband, Emil, were founding members of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Lake Ridge, where they provided musical accompaniment to the noon mass for many years; and
WHEREAS, Carol Myskowski's devotion to her faith and serving others also manifested itself through her support of her husband Emil's ministry, her work as the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church's parish secretary, and her music classes at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School in Woodbridge; and
WHEREAS, Carol Myskowski will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her loving husband of nearly 50 years, Emil; her children, Christine, Sharon, and Matthew, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Carol Ann Myskowski, a cherished member of the Woodbridge community whose kindness and generosity touched countless lives; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Carol Ann Myskowski as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.
