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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 75 Offered January 8, 2014 Prefiled January 7, 2014 Celebrating the life of John G. Wolfe. ---------- Patron-- O'Quinn ----------

WHEREAS, John G. Wolfe of Glade Spring, a dedicated member of the Abingdon Police Department for 26 years, died on December 23, 2013; and

WHEREAS, John Wolfe was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County; he graduated from Abingdon High School in 1971 and received degrees from Virginia Highlands Community College in 1978 and Virginia Intermont College in 1981; and

WHEREAS, after joining the Abingdon Police Department in 1987, John Wolfe entered the Southwest Law Enforcement Training Academy and graduated in 1988; and

WHEREAS, John Wolfe had many responsibilities during his years as a patrol officer; he was a crime prevention officer and a neighborhood watch coordinator, and served as a community liaison officer; in 2002, he was promoted to patrol sergeant; and

WHEREAS, in addition to his work in law enforcement, John Wolfe was a talented artist; he liked painting, drawing, and wood-burning; and

WHEREAS, John Wolfe enjoyed spending time outdoors in one of the Commonwealth’s most beautiful areas—the mountains of Southwest Virginia—riding bicycles, camping, and traveling the surrounding ridges and valleys on his motorcycle; and

WHEREAS, John Wolfe will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by his daughters, Jessica and Janelle, and their families; and many other family members, friends, and fellow law-enforcement officers; 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 John G. Wolfe, a law-enforcement officer who served the residents of Abingdon for more than a quarter century with diligence and responsibility; 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 John G. Wolfe as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.