Bill Text: VA SJR434 | 2017 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Charlotte Ann Nurge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-23 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ434ER) [SJR434 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SJR434-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Charlotte Ann Nurge of Ashburn, a longtime Loudoun County volunteer and a vocal advocate for seniors, died on June 29, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Nurge moved to Virginia from New Jersey in the 1940s, and she was known as an amazing, inspiring, wise, kind, and caring woman; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Nurge was an employee of Fairfax County Public Schools, and she retired from Langley High School, where she worked in the administrative office; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Nurge was widely recognized and respected for her commitment to improving services for seniors and for her wisdom, energy, and integrity; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Nurge served as the chair of the Loudoun County Commission on Aging, and she was an active volunteer for the Loudoun County Area Agency on Aging from the 1990s until shortly before her death; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Nurge gave an estimated 3,300 volunteer hours to Loudoun County government through her service on various commissions and committees; and
WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors honored Charlotte Nurge by naming the central recreation room at the Dulles South Senior Center in her honor; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Nurge was a prominent leader in the earliest days of the South Riding community, where she lived before moving into the Ashby Ponds retirement community in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Nurge's life philosophy was to keep involved and keep learning; she believed that if she was helping others, then she was helping herself; and
WHEREAS, known as the "Mayor of Ashby Ponds," Charlotte Nurge loved to play bridge and to play golf; and
WHEREAS, preceded in death by her husband, John, Charlotte Nurge will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughters, Barbara and Catherine, and their families; and many other relatives and good 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 Charlotte Ann Nurge, a longtime Loudoun County volunteer and a vocal advocate for seniors; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Charlotte Ann Nurge as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.