Bill Text: VA SR540 | 2021 | 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Flossie Rebecca Branchcomb.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-02-25 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR540ER) [SR540 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-SR540-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Flossie Rebecca Branchcomb, a trailblazing member of the Norfolk community and a beloved mother and grandmother, died on January 30, 2021; and
WHEREAS, a lifelong resident of Norfolk, Flossie Branchcomb was one of 16 children born to Benjamin and Susie Fuller; and
WHEREAS, Flossie Branchcomb broke racial and gender barriers as the first African American woman to become a welder foreman in Norfolk Naval Shipyard Shop 26; and
WHEREAS, Flossie Branchcomb retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard after three decades of distinguished service; and
WHEREAS, a woman of deep faith, Flossie Branchcomb was a trustee of New Testament Baptist Church early in her life and later enjoyed fellowship and worship with the congregation of St. Thomas African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by two sons, George and Benjamin, Flossie Branchcomb will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Alvah, Annazette, Alfred, and Harold, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Flossie Rebecca Branchcomb; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Flossie Rebecca Branchcomb as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for her memory.