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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 113
On the death of James Patrick Burke.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 16, 2004
Agreed to by the Senate, January 22, 2004

WHEREAS, James Patrick Burke of Ashburn, a prominent and widely respected member of the Loudoun County community, died on May 23, 2003; and

WHEREAS, a professional in the field of advertising research, James Patrick Burke was formerly research director for the Wall Street Journal, the National Observer, Barrons, The New Yorker, and U.S. News & World Report; and

WHEREAS, a native of Spring Lake, New Jersey, James Patrick Burke was a member of the Monsignor Baldwin Assembly of the Knights of Columbus in Brick Township, New Jersey, and a former state deputy of the New Jersey Knights of Columbus; and

WHEREAS, James Patrick Burke was the founding president of the Loudoun County Division I of the Ancient Order of the Hibernians and served as state membership director for the organization; and

WHEREAS, James Patrick Burke served as lector coordinator for St. Theresa's Church in Ashburn; and

WHEREAS, James Patrick Burke will be missed by his large and loving family and by his numerous friends, colleagues, and admirers in the Loudoun community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of a fine Virginian, James Patrick Burke; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of James Patrick Burke as an expression of the respect in which his memory is held by the members of the General Assembly.