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2014 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 29
Commending J. T. Barham & Company.

 

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

 

WHEREAS, J. T. Barham & Company, a respected farm supply store located in Capron in Southampton County, proudly celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2013; and

WHEREAS, J. T. Barham & Company was established by J. T. Barham; his son, Dashland, succeeded him in the family business; and

WHEREAS, third-generation family member, Pete Barham, who also served as Capron’s mayor for more than 40 years, ran J. T. Barham & Company for more than 65 years; his son, Tommy, and grandson, Chris, also joined the family business; and

WHEREAS, today, J. T. Barham & Company is owned and operated by fifth-generation family member Chris Barham, who continues to uphold his family’s fine tradition of service to the community; and

WHEREAS, as J. T. Barham & Company looks back with pride at its many accomplishments, it looks forward to its future endeavors; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That J. T. Barham & Company hereby be commended on the occasion of its 125th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to J. T. Barham & Company as an expression of the House of Delegates’ congratulations and admiration for the company’s many contributions to the community.