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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5092 Offered June 8, 2014 Commending Benjamin Jackson Holland. ---------- Patron-- Tyler ----------

WHEREAS, Benjamin Jackson Holland, a devout and hardworking member of the Nansemond and Southampton County communities, celebrates his 102nd birthday on June 5, 2014; and

WHEREAS, born in 1912 in Holland, Virginia, Benjamin Holland learned the value of responsibility on his family’s farm, and he worked as a farmer for much of his life; and

WHEREAS, after living in New York for 10 years, Benjamin Holland returned to the Commonwealth and worked at Union Camp Corporation in Franklin until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, a devoted husband, Benjamin Holland was married to the late Naomi Copeland Holland for 40 years; and

WHEREAS, Benjamin Holland enjoys fellowship and worship as a lifelong member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Suffolk, where he still reads prayers at Sunday service; and

WHEREAS, an active member of the community, Benjamin Holland volunteers at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Center in Franklin, where he promotes a positive atmosphere among his peers; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Benjamin Jackson Holland on the occasion of his 102nd birthday; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Benjamin Jackson Holland as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his contributions to the Commonwealth.