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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 170 Offered February 6, 2008 Celebrating the life of Peter Eustis. ---------- Patron-- Quayle ----------

WHEREAS, Peter Eustis of Portsmouth, a respected citizen and generous community supporter, died on January 24, 2008; and

WHEREAS, a native of Massachusetts, Peter Eustis graduated from high school in Colorado and then attended Harvard University where he majored in chemistry; and

WHEREAS, Peter Eustis served honorably as a first lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II and was deployed to the Pacific Theater; and

WHEREAS, in 1946, Peter Eustis moved to Virginia to work for Virginia Chemicals, a company he would be a part of for 40 years, including serving as an officer and member of the board of directors; he also worked as a business consultant later in life; and

WHEREAS, always committed to helping his community, Peter Eustis dedicated time and energy to a number of local charities and organizations including St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, United Way, Rotary International, the Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission, and Norfolk Academy, and in 1983 he was chosen as First Citizen of Portsmouth for his exceptional and dedicated service to the citizens of Portsmouth and Tidewater; and

WHEREAS, a devoted husband and father, Peter Eustis will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 60 years, Anne Duncan Eustis; his four children, Frederic Eustis, Robert Eustis, Helen Eustis Ederer, and Anne Eustis Hough; his four grandchildren; and countless other family members and dear friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Peter Eustis, a dedicated community supporter and a fine Virginian; and, be it

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