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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5042 Offered April 8, 2014 Commending the Roanoke Tribune. ----------
Patrons-- Rasoul, Carr, Dance, Davis, Futrell, Hester, Hope, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, Landes, LaRock, McQuinn, Morrissey, Plum, Simon, Spruill, Surovell, Torian, Tyler, Ware and Watts; Senators: Barker, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Garrett, Howell, Marsh, Petersen, Puckett, Saslaw, Wagner and Wexton
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WHEREAS, the Roanoke Tribune, a family-owned newspaper in the City of Roanoke, celebrates 75 years of making and recording black history in 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Reverend F. E. Alexander set out to develop a publication that the African American community in Roanoke could identify with; his dream was realized when the Roanoke Tribune began operations in the spring of 1939; and

WHEREAS, over the course of his 32-year career as editor and publisher of the Roanoke Tribune, Reverend Alexander also founded publications in Martinsville, Charlottesville, and Bluefield, West Virginia; and

WHEREAS, in 1945, Claudia Alexander Whitworth began working with her father at the Roanoke Tribune; already an experienced linotype operator, she had worked for newspapers in New York, Ohio, and throughout the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, after Reverend Alexander’s retirement in 1971, Claudia Whitworth purchased the Roanoke Tribune, and she remains the editor and publisher to this day; and

WHEREAS, carrying on a family tradition, Stanley Rotan Hale worked with his mother at the Roanoke Tribune for many years, and he now serves as the associate editor and handles advertising; and

WHEREAS, in addition to informing and educating the members of the community, the Roanoke Tribune has succeeded in its mission to promote self-esteem and respect for others and encourage diverse groups of people in Roanoke to come together for a common good; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Roanoke Tribune for its service to the community on the occasion of its 75th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Roanoke Tribune as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the newspaper’s storied history and dedication to serving the community.