WHEREAS, Olga L. Garrett, a lifelong member of the Portsmouth community, celebrated her 100th birthday in 2021; and

WHEREAS, born on February 10, 1921, Olga Garrett lived through countless significant events in the 20th century, from the Great Depression and World War II to the civil rights movement and the dawn of the Internet era; and

WHEREAS, Olga Garrett attended Portsmouth Public Schools and graduated from I. C. Norcom High School; and

WHEREAS, Olga Garrett has lived in the Cavalier Manor neighborhood for 60 years and organized the first Greenwood Garden Club in the community; and

WHEREAS, Olga Garrett has also been a member of the Brighton Light No. 118 Order of the Eastern Star for more than six decades and has generously volunteered her time to serve and support people in need at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center for 45 years; and

WHEREAS, Olga Garrett enjoys fellowship and worship with the Portsmouth community as a member of Fourth Baptist Church, where she is a dedicated Sunday school teacher and longtime deaconess; and

WHEREAS, Olga Garrett is the matriarch of a large and loving family, including her children, Clayton, Carlton, Alton, Ernest, Eartha, Cavan, and the late Earlena, who died in 2016, as well as 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, and she relishes every opportunity to share her lifetime of wise insights and sage guidance; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Olga L. Garrett hereby be commended on the occasion of her 100th birthday; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Olga L. Garrett as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for her personal achievements and contributions to the Portsmouth community.