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WHEREAS, Eugene Barbour "Bob" Pendleton, Jr., of Louisa County, a former member of the House of Delegates and former Treasurer of Virginia, died on January 23, 2004; and
WHEREAS, a native of the Louisa County village of Cuckoo, Bob Pendleton was the sixth-generation owner of the family home, "Cuckoo House"; and
WHEREAS, Bob Pendleton attended the Virginia Military Institute and Hampden-Sydney College and was elected to the Louisa County Board of Supervisors before serving in the United States Navy during World War II; and
WHEREAS, soon after returning home from the war, Bob Pendleton was elected Treasurer of Louisa County, a post he held for 10 years; and
WHEREAS, in 1957 Bob Pendleton was appointed Treasurer of Virginia by Governor Thomas B. Stanley and was reappointed to the position by Governor J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, well respected throughout state government, Bob Pendleton was elected to the House of Delegates, representing Henrico County and the City of Richmond, in 1965 and served two terms; and
WHEREAS, a conservative Democrat, Bob Pendleton was one of the few who voted against Virginia's first general bond issue in 1968, believing that one should not get what one cannot pay for; and
WHEREAS, among his many leadership roles, Bob Pendleton was a 10-year member and former chairman of the Virginia Welfare Board and served on the boards of the State Fair of Virginia, the Richmond Home for Boys, the Richmond Symphony, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, and the Virginia Thanksgiving Festival; and
WHEREAS, over a long career of public service, Bob Pendleton remained true to his principles and served the citizens of the Commonwealth with grace and effectiveness in a variety of roles; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of a distinguished Virginian, Eugene Barbour Pendleton, Jr.; 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 Eugene Barbour Pendleton, Jr., as an expression of the esteem in which his memory is held by the members of the General Assembly and the citizens of Virginia.