Bill Text: VA SJR238 | 2017 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Janet Lile Fray.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-20 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ238ER) [SJR238 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SJR238-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Janet Lile Fray, a singer, educator, and upstanding member of the Fredericksburg community, died on June 18, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Janet Fray was born in Salem to Wilson and Ruby Lile; she began her singing career on a Roanoke radio show at age 12 and three years later she joined The Stylists, a band that had their own TV show in Roanoke and performed at venues around Southwest Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Janet Fray attended Roanoke College and graduated from Radford University and Texas Tech University, where she earned a master's degree in guidance and counseling; and
WHEREAS, after moving to Fredericksburg in 1975, Janet Fray went to work on base for the Quantico Community Schools from which she retired, and she was active in numerous civic activities in the community; and
WHEREAS, Janet Fray was known for dressing in her own unique style, including her trademark fun earrings; she loved to travel, to play cards with her treasured bridge group, to work with Town and Country Garden Club, and to sing in the jazz ensemble choir at St. George's Episcopal Church, where she was a member; and
WHEREAS, Janet Fray will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband of over 50 years, Mike; children, Scott and Joanna, and their families; and many other friends and relatives; 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 singer, educator, and upstanding member of the Fredericksburg community, Janet Lile Fray; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Janet Lile Fray as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.
