Bill Text: VA SJR37 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Melanie Bandazian Kerneklian.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-13 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ37ER) [SJR37 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-SJR37-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Melanie Bandazian Kerneklian of Manakin-Sabot, a champion for the Armenian community in the Commonwealth, died on February 25, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Melanie Kerneklian worked as a legislative aide for the Honorable Eric Cantor and served on the Armenia/Virginia Advisory Commission under Governor George Allen and the Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism under Governor Jim Gilmore; and
WHEREAS, Melanie Kerneklian was most passionate about Armenian causes and played a vital role in efforts to include the history of Armenia in the Virginia Standards of Learning; and
WHEREAS, Melanie Kerneklian was a member of the Armenian Relief Society, the Armenian National Committee of America, and St. James Armenian Church, where she taught Sunday school and was chair of the Women's Guild; and
WHEREAS, Melanie Kerneklian will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband of 59 years, Murad; her daughters, Sona, Seta, and Seran, 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 Melanie Bandazian Kerneklian; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Melanie Bandazian Kerneklian as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.