Bill Text: VA SJR171 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commending Julie Ball.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-14 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ171ER) [SJR171 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2012-SJR171-Enrolled.html

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 171 Commending Julie Ball.   Agreed to by the Senate, February 16, 2012 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 24, 2012  

WHEREAS, Julie Ball, a dentist from Virginia Beach, captured the International Women's Fishing Association's Ginny Sherwood Trophy for the third consecutive year in 2008; and

WHEREAS, the Ginny Sherwood Trophy is given annually to the angler who records the most weight points throughout the season; and

WHEREAS, Julie Ball, one of the top female anglers in the world, was awarded the Ginny Sherwood Trophy after recording 57,004.392 weight points in 24 species in 2008; and

WHEREAS, an avid angler, Julie Ball spent countless hours out on the water, reeling in a variety of fish in all shapes and sizes; and

WHEREAS, during her remarkable year, Julie Ball set a club record when she caught a seven-pound, six-ounce spadefish at a near-shore wreck site; and

WHEREAS, a respected professional and accomplished angler, Julie Ball now focuses on setting light-tackle line-class world records; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Julie Ball on winning the 2008 International Women's Fishing Association's Ginny Sherwood Trophy; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Julie Ball as an expression of the General Assembly's congratulations and admiration for her outstanding accomplishment.