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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 269
Offered February 28, 2002
Celebrating the life of Clive L. DuVal II.
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Patrons-- Howell, Barry, Blevins, Bolling, Byrne, Chichester, Colgan, Deeds, Edwards, Hanger, Hawkins, Houck, Lambert, Lucas, Marsh, Martin, Marye, Maxwell, Miller, K.G., Miller, Y.B., Mims, Newman, Norment, Potts, Puckett, Puller, Quayle, Rerras, Reynolds, Ruff, Saslaw, Stolle, Stosch, Ticer, Trumbo, Wagner, Wampler, Watkins, Whipple and Williams; Delegates: Abbitt, Albo, Almand, Amundson, Athey, Barlow, Baskerville, Bell, Black, Bland, Bloxom, Bolvin, Brink, Broman, Bryant, Byron, Callahan, Carrico, Christian, Cole, Councill, Cox, Crittenden, Darner, Devolites, Dillard, Drake, Dudley, Gear, Hall, Hamilton, Hargrove, Hogan, Howell, Hull, Hurt, Ingram, Janis, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Keister, Kilgore, Landes, Lingamfelter, Marrs, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., McDonnell, McDougle, McQuigg, Miles, Moran, Morgan, Nixon, O'Bannon, O'Brien, Oder, Orrock, Parrish, Phillips, Plum, Pollard, Purkey, Putney, Rapp, Reese, Reid, Rollison, Rust, Saxman, Scott, Sears, Sherwood, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Suit, Tata, Thomas, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Wardrup, Ware, Watts, Weatherholtz, Welch, Woodrum and Wright
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WHEREAS, Clive L. DuVal II, a former member of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia and the former dean of the Northern Virginia delegation of the General Assembly, died on February 25, 2002; and

WHEREAS, a native of New York, Clive DuVal earned his bachelor's degree and his law degree from Yale University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa; and

WHEREAS, Clive DuVal served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II with the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank lieutenant commander with the 16th Air Group aboard the USS Lexington; and

WHEREAS, Clive DuVal moved to Northern Virginia in the 1950s, worked with the Defense Department and as general counsel to the U.S. Information Agency, and returned to private practice in 1959; and

WHEREAS, elected to the House of Delegates in 1965, Clive DuVal quickly earned a reputation as a champion of conservation, consumer rights, and clean government; and

WHEREAS, for his advocacy of the clean-up of the Potomac River, Clive DuVal received a legislative award in 1969 from the National Wildlife Federation; and

WHEREAS, elected to the Senate of Virginia from the 32nd District in 1971, Clive DuVal served five terms marked by his own "secrets of legislative success"—courtesy, patience, and persistence—qualities that earned him numerous legislative victories and the affection and respect of his legislative allies and adversaries alike; and

WHEREAS, during his distinguished Senate career, Clive DuVal served on the Finance, Commerce and Labor, Rules, Privileges and Elections, and Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources Committees and became chairman of the Democratic caucus; and

WHEREAS, a consummate gentleman, Clive DuVal took over as head of the Northern Virginia delegation and led it to a number of key legislative victories, including the 1985 restructuring of the distribution of highway funds and the preservation of funding for the Metrorail system in the 1980s; and

WHEREAS, Clive DuVal's courtly demeanor masked a strong determination to represent his constituents, to protect the rights of the ordinary consumer, to preserve Virginia's environment, and to curb the power of large corporations and special interests; and

WHEREAS, a liberal Yale graduate from New York representing a largely Republican Senate district, Clive DuVal succeeded in becoming one of the General Assembly's most principled and respected leaders and is remembered with great fondness for his integrity, his courtesy, his respect for his opponents and the traditions of the Legislature, and his exemplary record of achievement; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly note with great sadness the loss of one of its finest members, Clive L. DuVal II; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Clive L. DuVal II as an expression of the deep and abiding respect in which his memory is held by the members of the General Assembly and the citizens of Virginia.