Bill Text: VA SJR459 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Captain Harold W. Hill.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-23 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ459ER) [SJR459 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SJR459-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Captain Harold W. Hill was named the Virginia Beach Fire Department Firefighter of the Year in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Harold Hill received the honor after more than 20 years of service with the Virginia Beach Fire Department; having heard the calling to help others in peril, he has selflessly placed himself at great risk to help his community; and
WHEREAS, Harold Hill abides by the Virginia Beach Fire Department's principals of caring, honesty, integrity, and trust; he is considered a mentor to others and is an embodiment of service above self through his commitment to the Department's ladder companies, his service on various committees, and his work as an instructor for the Fire Explorers program; and
WHEREAS, Harold Hill is known as a captain who always goes the extra mile for his crew; he assists them, teaches them, and consistently shows them by example how to improve as firefighters; and
WHEREAS, Harold Hill was instrumental in the success of the Department's Auto Aid program with Chesapeake and Norfolk, and has been greatly involved in the mapping program within the Department; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Captain Harold W. Hill for being named the Virginia Beach Fire Department 2018 Firefighter of the Year; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Captain Harold W. Hill as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his years of service to the community and his leadership.
