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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5092 Commending Benjamin Jackson Holland.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 12, 2014 Agreed to by the Senate, June 12, 2014

 

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.