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2014 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 354
Celebrating the life of Captain Lloyd Clermont Mostrom, USN (Ret.).

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 28, 2014
Agreed to by the Senate, March 5, 2014

 

WHEREAS, Captain Lloyd Clermont Mostrom, USN (Ret.), an honorable World War II veteran and beloved family man, died on September 16, 2013; and

WHEREAS, born on July 12, 1909, in Hawley, Minnesota, Lloyd Mostrom was a farmhand for his father, as well as a dedicated student, graduating from Hawley High School as valedictorian before receiving a scholarship to Concordia College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in math and economics in 1933; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Mostrom furthered his education at the University of Oklahoma, where he completed his master’s degree in just one year; and

WHEREAS, in 1942, Lloyd Mostrom joined the United States Navy, where he was trained in undersea mine warfare countermeasures and served in the Pacific Arena and Brisbane, Australia; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Mostrom moved to the Commonwealth in 1951 and was transferred to the Bureau of Ships (now Naval Sea Systems Command) in Washington, D.C., where he achieved the rank of captain; and

WHEREAS, after a successful military career and achieving the distinguished honor of serving as captain in the Naval Reserve, Captain Mostrom retired from military and civilian service in 1981 at the age of 72; and

WHEREAS, residing in Arlington with his family, Captain Mostrom was an active member of the community, serving in leadership positions within the Parent Teacher Associations at the local, state, and federal levels and as a member of the Dominion Hills Civic Association and the Arlington County Civic Federation; and

WHEREAS, Captain Mostrom met and married his beloved wife, Jean, an officer in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service, during his time in Brisbane, Australia, and they raised six wonderful children during their 68 years of marriage; five short weeks after his death, Jean passed away; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Mostrom will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his loving children, Elizabeth, James, Anne, Susan, Alison, and Ingrid, and their families, and many 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 an honorable veteran and committed family man, Captain Lloyd Clermont Mostrom, USN (Ret.); 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 Captain Lloyd Clermont Mostrom, USN (Ret.), as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his years of dedicated service to his country and respect for his memory.