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2014 SESSION
14103516DWHEREAS, Stanley Eugene Brown of Williamsburg, an experienced educator and an active supporter of his community, died on December 2, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Stanley “Stan” Brown, a native of Culpeper County, earned a bachelor’s degree from Emory & Henry College and a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; he also was a cryptographer in the United States Army; and
WHEREAS, Stan Brown’s career in education began as a high school teacher and football coach in Tennessee and later in Petersburg and continued as an elementary school principal in Chesapeake; he then entered the business world as an insurance underwriter; and
WHEREAS, in 1969, Stan Brown embarked on a 25-year career at The College of William and Mary as an administrator in the Financial Aid office; he worked in the Corporate Relations and Development offices before starting the college’s Department of Career Services in 1981; and
WHEREAS, Stan Brown served as director of the Department of Career Services until 1994, and in that role he worked closely with students; he was active in statewide and regional college placement associations, receiving distinguished service awards from organizations at both levels; and
WHEREAS, Stan Brown was named Honorary Marshal by the graduating classes of 1978 and 1994 at William and Mary, an honor of which he was quite proud; the Young Guarde of the Society of the Alumni of The College of William and Mary recognized him as an honorary member; and
WHEREAS, after retiring in 1994, Stan Brown volunteered in the community; he was a member of the school board of the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools and was chair of a successful bond referendum effort; he also lent leadership support to many other local organizations; and
WHEREAS, surrounded by Virginia’s illustrious history, Stan Brown derived great satisfaction from his role as an onsite historical interpreter at Jamestown Rediscovery; he also was the director of the Colonial Capital Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, now known as the Tidewater Virginia Historical Society; and
WHEREAS, a man of great faith, Stan Brown was a member of Williamsburg United Methodist Church, where he was a lay reader and served on the Building Committee; he also was involved with a cooperative ministries organization in Williamsburg; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by his daughter, Jan, Stan Brown will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by his wife, Judy; his children, Bly and Stanley, and their families; and many other family members, friends, and colleagues; 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 Stanley Eugene Brown, a proud Virginian who admirably served his community and the Commonwealth; 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 Stanley Eugene Brown as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.