WHEREAS, Curry Martin, an active Huddleston resident and respected civic leader, provided five years of exemplary service to the community as a member of the Bedford County Board of Supervisors; and

WHEREAS, Curry Martin served on the Bedford County Board of Supervisors from 2013 through 2017; he is also a local business leader who is chief executive officer of Glenwood Oil and Automotive in Huddleston; and

WHEREAS, along with working tirelessly for his constituents as a member of the Bedford County Board of Supervisors, Curry Martin has given generously to the community as a private citizen; in 2017, he waived several months of rent fees at a building he owns in Huddleston to help bring a health and wellness clinic to the area; and

WHEREAS, since 2015, Curry Martin has also volunteered 30 acres of his property for use by the Bedford County Fair, an annual event that generates some $750,000 for the surrounding community; and

WHEREAS, through his philanthropic projects and his service on the Bedford County Board of Supervisors, Curry Martin has improved quality of life for numerous community members and won the admiration of colleagues and constituents; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Curry Martin hereby be commended on his many years of exemplary public service to the residents of Bedford County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Curry Martin as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for his dedication to the Bedford County community.