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2014 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 114
Celebrating the life of Charles W. Scott, Jr.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 10, 2014
Agreed to by the Senate, January 16, 2014

 

WHEREAS, Charles W. Scott, Jr., a respected member of the Newport News community who uplifted others with his friendly manner, passed away on August 18, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Charles Scott began his college education at Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, before entering the United States Army for a tour in Vietnam; and

WHEREAS, upon his return, Charles Scott completed his bachelor’s degree at Virginia State College (now University), before pursuing his master’s degree from Hampton University; and

WHEREAS, Charles Scott worked as a banker, a real estate agent, and an accountant before serving as the treasurer during his brother’s congressional campaign; and

WHEREAS, a true family man, Charles Scott spent his later years as the primary caregiver for his parents, Dr. C. Waldo Scott and Mae Hamlin Scott; and

WHEREAS, an active member of the Newport News community, Charles Scott was a member of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church and the National Association of Investment Clubs, and served on the board of the Newport News Neighborhood Federal Credit Union; and

WHEREAS, Charles Scott will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his siblings, Valerie, Robert, and Jon, and their families; many other family members and friends; and the community of Newport News; 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 respected member of the Newport News community, Charles W. Scott, Jr.; 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 Charles W. Scott, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.