Bill Text: VA SJR171 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Sarah Bell Bennett Grant.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-08 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ171ER) [SJR171 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SJR171-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Sarah Bell Bennett Grant of Portsmouth, an entrepreneur who helped enhance the lives of seniors in Hampton Roads, died on January 19, 2022; and
WHEREAS, affectionately known to family and friends as "Bell," Sarah Grant was devoted to community service and inspired others though her kindness, generosity, and grace; and
WHEREAS, Sarah Grant established Grant's Residential Adult Care Enterprises and provided compassionate, high-quality care to seniors for more than 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Sarah Grant's organization operated three assisted living facilities, Cavalier Estates, Bell's Residential Adult Care, and Pruden Place, which offered comprehensive long-term care in elegant but affordable settings; and
WHEREAS, Sarah Grant worked diligently to ensure that individuals and families had access to the support they needed to remain healthy, active members of their communities and treated all of her clients with the utmost care and respect; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband, Reginald, and one daughter, Mary, Sarah Grant will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Ronald, Barbara, Linda, Reginald, Jr., Cornelius, Charles, Carolyn, and Marvin, 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 Sarah Bell Bennett Grant; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Sarah Bell Bennett Grant as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.
