Bill Text: VA SJR369 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of C. Opal B. Abernathey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-08 - Agreed to by House [SJR369 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-SJR369-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, C. Opal B. Abernathey, an esteemed employee of Newport News Shipbuilding and beloved member of the Peninsula community, died on January 8, 2021; and
WHEREAS, a native of Gloucester County, Opal Abernathey worked tirelessly for 20 years in support of the United States Navy as an employee with Newport News Shipbuilding, Department 053, from which she retired in 1993; and
WHEREAS, Opal Abernathey enjoyed a close community of family, friends, and neighbors, and took great joy in sharing meals, playing games, and visiting the Outer Banks with others; and
WHEREAS, preceded in death by her loving husband of 44 years, Leslie, Opal Abernathey will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her children, Wanda, Colleen, Dale, and Kenneth, and their families and by 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 C. Opal B. Abernathey, a cherished member of the Peninsula community whose unwavering kindness and generosity touched countless lives; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of C. Opal B. Abernathey as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.
