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2006 SESSION
064382750WHEREAS, Joe Nathan Allen, avid community supporter and respected citizen of Hampton, died on July 28, 2005; and
WHEREAS, a native of Halifax, North Carolina, Joe Allen was born on May 6, 1927, and graduated from Huntington High School; and
WHEREAS, Joe Allen served his country in the United States Army and worked for the United States Postal Service for 27 years; and
WHEREAS, after retirement, Joe Allen worked for many years for the Virginia School for Deaf, Blind and Multi-Disabled at Hampton; and
WHEREAS, in 1994, Joe Allen was appointed by Governor George Allen to the State Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Board where he served four terms; and
WHEREAS, a gifted conversationalist who easily comforted and inspired others, Joe Allen generously gave his time and immense talents to the Foster Grandparents program and the ministerial program at the Hampton City Jail and the Regional Correctional Center; and
WHEREAS, the recipient of numerous honors for his outstanding community service, Joe Allen will be fondly remembered for his compassionate and giving spirit; and
WHEREAS, Joe Allen will be sorely missed by his family, his numerous friends and admirers, and the citizens of Hampton; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of a fine Virginia gentleman, Joe Nathan Allen; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Joe Nathan Allen as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.