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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 525 Offered January 12, 2011 Prefiled December 2, 2010 Celebrating the life of Lynda Lee Waddill. ---------- Patrons—Pogge, Abbitt, Abbott, Albo, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Athey, BaCote, Barlow, Bell, R.P., Bell, R.B., Brink, Bulova, Byron, Carr, Carrico, Cleaveland, Cline, Cole, Comstock, Cosgrove, Cox, J.A., Cox, M.K., Crockett-Stark, Dance, Ebbin, Edmunds, Englin, Filler-Corn, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Herring, Hope, Howell, A.T., Howell, W.J., Hugo, Iaquinto, Ingram, James, Janis, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Knight, Kory, Landes, LeMunyon, Lewis Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Massie, May, McClellan, McQuinn, Merricks, Miller, J.H., Miller, P.J., Morefield, Morgan, Morrissey, Nutter, O’Bannon, Oder, Orrock, Peace, Phillips, Plum, Poindexter, Pollard, Purkey, Putney, Robinson, Rust, Scott, E.T., Scott, J.M., Sherwood, Shuler, Sickles, Spruill, Stolle, Surovell, Tata, Toscano, Tyler, Villanueva, Ward, Ware, R.L., Watts, Wilt, and Wright ----------

WHEREAS, Lynda Lee Waddill, a former Division of Legislative Services employee from Richmond, died on April 24, 2010, ending her long and courageous battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and

WHEREAS, Lynda Waddill attended Hermitage High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University; she later returned to receive a master’s degree; and

WHEREAS, Lynda Waddill began her career in public service with the Virginia Senate Clerk’s Office as a legislative session secretary for Senator Janet Howell during the 2001 Regular Session; and

WHEREAS, later that year, Lynda Waddill joined the Division of Legislative Services, where she held several positions and in 2005, became a research associate assigned to the special projects section; and

WHEREAS, Lynda Waddill drafted hundreds of commending, commemorative, and memorial resolutions in honor of noted citizens and organizations to be introduced during the General Assembly Session; and

WHEREAS, during the legislative interim, Lynda Waddill was the editor of the division’s publications, including The Legislative Record, Session Highlights, and the Virginia Legislative Issue Brief; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of her numerous achievements, Lynda Waddill received the prestigious legislative commendation certificate for her dedicated service as legislative scribe to the Virginia General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, Lynda Waddill loved her work and was admired and respected for her creative intellect, generous heart, and courageous spirit; and

WHEREAS, in her free time, Lynda Waddill was an avid horticulturalist and a passionate writer; she also thoroughly enjoyed fishing on the Potomac with her family; and

WHEREAS, a loving mother and sister and devoted daughter, Lynda Waddill will be greatly missed by her son, Matthew; parents, George and Barbara Waddill; brothers, Larry and George; and numerous 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 a dedicated Division of Legislative Services employee, Lynda Lee Waddill; 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 Lynda Lee Waddill as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.