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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 607 On the death of John F. Vickery.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 14, 2005 Agreed to by the Senate, January 20, 2005

 

WHEREAS, John F. Vickery, a New Kent County magistrate and a former Richmond City police officer, died on May 11, 2004; and

WHEREAS, a resident of Charles City County, John Vickery retired from the Richmond Police Department in 1999 with the rank of sergeant after 25 years of service; and

WHEREAS, following two years as a deputy with the New Kent County Sheriff's Office, John Vickery joined the New Kent County Magistrate's Office two years ago; and

WHEREAS, after assisting a Virginia State Police Officer with a drunken-driving arrest, John Vickery was killed in an accident on his way home; and

WHEREAS, throughout his professional life, John Vickery established an exemplary record of service to his community and the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly note with sadness the loss of a dedicated public servant, John F. Vickery; 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 John F. Vickery as an expression of the General Assembly's sorrow at his passing and great respect for his memory.