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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 223 Celebrating the life of J. Frank Shepherd.   Agreed to by the Senate, March 2, 2006 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2006  

WHEREAS, J. Frank Shepherd of Sidling Hill Farm in Millboro, a respected local attorney and community supporter, died on November 19, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Frank Shepherd was born on October 29, 1932, in Johnson City, Tennessee, graduated from Science Hill High School, and attended Washington and Lee University, where he earned a law degree in 1957 and received an honorary doctoral degree in law in 1970; and

WHEREAS, Frank Shepherd served his country as a Captain in the United States Army and remained in the Army Reserve for many years while maintaining a local law office in Lynchburg; and

WHEREAS, Frank Shepherd retired from the private practice of law and settled on his farm in Bath County, where he developed a deep belief in the importance of supporting and contributing to the well-being of the community; and

WHEREAS, Frank Shepherd participated in community affairs and local and state politics and was active as a delegate for the Democratic Party; and

WHEREAS, Frank Shepherd generously contributed his time and expertise to many civic and professional organizations, including as a commander of American Legion Post #92 of Hot Springs and as a member of the American Angus Association, the Natural Bridge Soil and Water Conservation District, the Mountain Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Adopt-A-Highway program; and

WHEREAS, Frank Shepherd will be sorely missed by his family, his numerous friends and colleagues, and the congregation of St. Luke's Episcopal Church; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of an outstanding Virginia gentleman, J. Frank Shepherd; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of J. Frank Shepherd as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.