Bill Text: VA SJR165 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Officer Katherine Mary Thyne.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-02 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ165ER) [SJR165 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SJR165-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Officer Katherine Mary Thyne of the Newport News Police Department made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty on January 23, 2020; and
WHEREAS, a native of Massachusetts, Katherine "Katie" Thyne graduated from Alvirne High School in New Hampshire, where she was a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program and a talented multisport athlete; and
WHEREAS, Katie Thyne served her country as a member of the United States Navy on active duty for five years, then joined the United States Navy Reserve in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Katie Thyne fulfilled her longtime dream to become a law-enforcement officer, when she graduated from the Police Academy in June 2019 and was assigned to the South Precinct as a patrol officer with the Newport News Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Katie Thyne brought joy to others through her compassion, bright smile, and sense of adventure, and she was respected by her fellow officers of the Newport News Police Department for her commitment to community service; and
WHEREAS, Katie Thyne will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughter, Raegan; her fiancée, Brittany; her mother, Tracy; and numerous other family members, friends, and fellow law-enforcement officers; 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 Officer Katherine Mary Thyne, a dedicated member of the Newport News Police Department; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Officer Katherine Mary Thyne as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.
