Bill Text: VA SJR358 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Ashby Page Entsminger.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ358ER) [SJR358 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-SJR358-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Ashby Page Entsminger, an honorable veteran, esteemed leader in the field of emergency medical services, and beloved member of the Lexington community, died on July 25, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger was employed by Burlington Industries, formerly Lee's Carpets, for 43 years, retiring as a planning manager; during this time, he served his country with honor and distinction for two years as a military policeman with the United States Army in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger joined the Lexington Life Saving and First Aid Crew in September 1970 and maintained his membership with the organization for the remainder of his life; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger held several offices with the Lexington Life Saving and First Aid Crew at different times, including captain, 1st lieutenant training, 1st lieutenant executive, and president, while also sitting on various committees; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of his service, Page Entsminger was elected a life member of the Lexington Life Saving and First Aid Crew in 1991; previously, on September 2, 1978, he had been granted honorary membership in the Russell County Rescue Squad Unit No.1; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger demonstrated his leadership skills with the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc. (VAVRS) over the years as a District 1 officer, secretary, and vice president and, in 1977–1978, as VAVRS president; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger was presented by his peers with life membership in VAVRS in 1981 and in VAVRS District 1 in 2009; he was also selected to become a member of the VAVRS Virginia Life Saving and Rescue Hall of Fame in 1993; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger served a number of terms as chaplain of VAVRS, enriched the annual memorial service over the years, and was named chaplain emeritus in September 2013; and
WHEREAS, while active in both the Lexington Life Saving and First Aid Crew and VAVRS, Page Entsminger was a prolific lay instructor and instructor-trainer in many emergency medical services (EMS) courses and VAVRS training courses; and
WHEREAS, in 1991, Page Entsminger was named Virginia's Outstanding EMT Instructor of the Year and received certification as one of the first basic and light duty rescue instructors in the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger was appointed to the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board in 1979 and again in 1980 by Governor John N. Dalton; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger also found time to support his community by serving on the board of directors of what is now Carillion Rockbridge Community Hospital and with Rockbridge summer youth programs coaching little league baseball; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger was a member of Collierstown Baptist Church and Lexington Baptist Church, serving as an adult Sunday school teacher, superintendent of the Sunday school, and youth director; and
WHEREAS, through his later years, Page Entsminger continued to be a confidant and mentor to his lifelong friends from VAVRS, the Lexington Life Saving and First Aid Crew, and his church; and
WHEREAS, Page Entsminger will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his wife of 63 years, Edith; his children, Steven, Michael, and Vicky, 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 Ashby Page Entsminger, a highly admired community leader and a leader in the field of emergency medical services who made many contributions to the residents of the Commonwealth; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Ashby Page Entsminger as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.
