Bill Text: VA SR73 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Gavin William Dent.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-11 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR73ER) [SR73 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SR73-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Gavin William Dent, a beloved son, brother, and friend who made numerous contributions to the Roanoke Valley, passed away on October 24, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Gavin Dent grew up in Roanoke County and was a senior at Hidden Valley High School at the time of his passing; he was a member of the school's archery team and a saxophone player in the marching band, jazz band, and wind ensemble; and
WHEREAS, Gavin Dent was passionate about history and had been awarded a grand prize by the Library of Congress for an essay he wrote about American forces landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day; and
WHEREAS, Gavin Dent was civically engaged as a Roanoke County Republican Party volunteer; and
WHEREAS, Gavin Dent earned an emergency medical technician certification from the Burton Center for Arts and Technology and a career studies certificate from Virginia Western Community College; he had also been accepted into the Radford University Carilion Emergency Services program; and
WHEREAS, Gavin Dent served his fellow members of the community with the Cave Spring Fire Department, and he assisted with search and rescue operations as a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol; and
WHEREAS, Gavin Dent was a talented amateur radio operator and was a member of the Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club and the Potomac Valley Radio Club; and
WHEREAS, Gavin Dent also volunteered his time with a support group for military families and was an associate member of the 29th Infantry Division Association; and
WHEREAS, Gavin Dent will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his parents, Greg and Jane; his brother, Chase; 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 Gavin William Dent, a young servant leader in the Roanoke Valley; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Gavin William Dent as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.
