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14104987D
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 208
Offered March 3, 2014
Celebrating the life of Lloyd U. Noland, Jr.
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Patrons-- Miller and Norment
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WHEREAS, Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., a native of Newport News, passed away at the age of 96 on February 7, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., graduated from Newport News High School in 1935 and earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in 1939; he received honorary doctorate degrees from the College of William and Mary and Christopher Newport University; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., a nationally known businessman and civic leader, and the son of former Virginia State Senator Lloyd U. “Casey” Noland, was the president and chief operating officer of the Newport News-based Noland Company, one of the nation’s largest and best-known plumbing, heating, and electrical supply companies, and the top executive of several other enterprises, including Biggs Furniture Company, Richmond Hotels, Inc., Tidewater Construction Company, Inc., Basic Construction, and Noland Properties; and

WHEREAS, driven by a sense of civic duty instilled by his father, Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., found civic involvement gratifying and was active in the civic affairs of Newport News and the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., devoted his time, talents, and resources to many civic and cultural organizations and served as chairman of the annual United Fund campaign, vice president of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, member of the executive committee and chairman of the Building Committee for the north wing of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, chairman of the Governor’s Advisory Board on the Industrial Development Commission from 1967 to 1970, and member of the James River Country Club, the Commonwealth Club of Richmond, and Deep Run Hunt Club of Goochland; and

WHEREAS, during his lifetime, Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., was recognized for his generosity to the people of the Peninsula and dedication to various civic endeavors, and named in his honor are “The Noland Trail” at the Mariners’ Museum, the Chesapeake Bay Deep Water Aquarium exhibit at the Virginia Living Museum, and the Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters surgical center at the Peninsula location; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., a longtime civic activist and philanthropist, loved walking, exercising, and traveling; he was an avid fox hunter and trail rider and appreciated Virginia’s natural environment; and

WHEREAS, the family, friends, and colleagues of Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., and the people of the Peninsula will sorely miss him and cherish his memory forever; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Lloyd U. Noland, Jr.; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Lloyd U. Noland, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory and gratitude for his many contributions to the citizens of the Peninsula and Commonwealth.