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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 212 Celebrating the life of George Walker Patteson.   Agreed to by the Senate, March 7, 2014 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2014  

WHEREAS, George Walker Patteson, a veteran and devoted community leader in Richmond who had served the General Assembly as a doorkeeper, died on November 1, 2013; and

WHEREAS, George Patteson earned a bachelor’s degree from Hampden-Sydney College and attended law school at the University of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, desirous to be of service to his country, George Patteson joined the United States Navy and served on the USS Hemminger; he was a member of the Navy League, an educational organization that promotes public interest in and understanding of the nation’s maritime capabilities; and

WHEREAS, in his professional life, George Patteson enjoyed a distinguished career with Central Fidelity Bank, where he served as a vice president of trust; and

WHEREAS, later in life, George Patteson faithfully served the General Assembly of Virginia for many years, proudly helping to maintain decorum in the House of Delegates as a doorkeeper; and

WHEREAS, George Patteson served as a docent at the Virginia Aviation Museum and also donated his time and talents to the Sons of the Revolution, the Richmond Kiwanis Club, the Country Club of Virginia, the Fishing Bay Yacht Club, and the Virginia Motor Sports Club; and

WHEREAS, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, George Patteson will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Shirley; daughters, Anne and Elizabeth, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; 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 George Walker Patteson, a veteran and active member of the Richmond community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of George Walker Patteson as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.