Bill Text: VA SR36 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Connie Amos Thurston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-07 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate (SR36ER) [SR36 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-SR36-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Connie Amos Thurston, an admired health and physical education teacher and respected resident of Salem, died on January 2, 2011; and WHEREAS, a dedicated health and physical education teacher, Connie Thurston devoted her energies to generations of students in the Salem City Schools and Roanoke County Public Schools; and WHEREAS, for 31 years, Connie Thurston encouraged students to pursue active, healthy lifestyles and to incorporate fitness into their daily lives; she also served as a volleyball coach at Andrew Lewis Middle School; and WHEREAS, over the course of three decades, Connie Thurston shared her enthusiasm for being in motion and taught countless young people to adopt healthy life practices; and WHEREAS, committed to the values of educational excellence, altruism, and world understanding, Connie Thurston was a proud member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary organization for women educators; and WHEREAS, Connie Thurston was an active and contributing member of the West End Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, where she sang in the choir; and WHEREAS, a lover of the Virginia wilderness, Connie Thurston spent many weekends and vacations camping and traveling; and WHEREAS, Connie Thurston will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by David, her husband of 44 years; children, Daryl and Jessica, and her many other family members; and the numerous students whose lives she helped shape; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Connie Amos Thurston, an admired educator and respected citizen; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Connie Amos Thurston as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for her memory. |
