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2007 SESSION
WHEREAS, Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite of Doswell, a respected citizen and decorated World War II veteran, died on February 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite was born March 19, 1918, in Beaverdam, Virginia, the seventh of nine children of Ernest and Jane Satterwhite; and
WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite served in the United States Army during World War II as a Technician fifth grade in Company B Engineers, 4th Combat Battalion, Ivy Division; and
WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the liberation of Paris, and the Battle of the Bulge, and on three occasions he was wounded in battle, hospitalized, and returned to active duty; and
WHEREAS, when discharged from the Army, Broaddus Satterwhite had two Purple Heart medals, an Oak Leaf Cluster, and many other awards and letters of commendation; and
WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite worked for 30 years at a DuPont textile fibers plant in Richmond, and in 1955 he moved his family to Doswell, where he was a faithful member of Taylorsville Baptist Church, the Doswell Ruritans, and the Doswell Volunteer Fire Department, and a ready volunteer in many different community activities; and
WHEREAS, a self-taught musician, Broaddus Satterwhite played guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and banjo, and he loved entertaining friends and family with his musical talent; and
WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 64 years, Ellen, their four daughters, their grandchildren, and many other family members and friends; 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 Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite, a great patriot and a fine Virginian; 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 Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.