SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2009 SESSION
094402256WHEREAS, Arnetta Gilmore Washington, formerly of Hampton, a respected teacher and administrator, died on September 20, 2008; and
WHEREAS, a native of Durham, North Carolina, Arnetta Washington was born to Exter and Ella Gilmore on March 6, 1940; and
WHEREAS, Arnetta Washington attended Hillside High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Winston-Salem State University and a master’s degree in guidance and counseling from North Carolina Central University; she also attended The College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia for certification in elementary and secondary school administration; and
WHEREAS, Arnetta Washington married Raymond Washington, and the couple had a wonderful son, Dr. Raymond G. Washington, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, a lifelong educator, Arnetta Washington began her career as a teacher at Y. H. Thomas Junior High School in Hampton; and
WHEREAS, her dedication to her students and hard work soon led her to become principal of Syms Middle School, where under her leadership the school received the National Excellence Award for academic achievement; and
WHEREAS, desiring to influence future generations of educators, Arnetta Washington, even after retirement, supervised student teachers from James Madison University; and
WHEREAS, mindful of the needs in her community, Arnetta Washington served as a member of the Sentara Hospital Board, the Hampton Unity Commission, and the Downtown Hampton Child Development Corporation; and
WHEREAS, Arnetta Washington will be fondly remembered for her kind and generous nature and greatly missed by her loving husband, Raymond; her son, Raymond, Jr., and his wife, Toni; her two beloved grandchildren, Jackson and Mia; and numerous friends and admirers; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of an exemplary educator and outstanding Virginian, Arnetta Gilmore Washington; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Arnetta Gilmore Washington as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.