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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I
WHEREAS, Milton Lecounte Jacocks, Sr., a passionate educator and devoted civil servant who touched countless lives in the City of Norfolk, died on March 3, 2014; and
WHEREAS, a lifetime resident of Norfolk, Milton Jacocks graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and what is now known as Norfolk State University; a skilled athlete, he played baseball in high school and was a football letterman in college; and
WHEREAS, joining many of the other young men of his generation, Milton Jacocks proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II and received an honorable discharge as a staff sergeant in 1946; and
WHEREAS, after his military service, Milton Jacocks served the community for more than 32 years as a member of the United States Postal Service; he helped prepare the youth of the community for higher education, careers, and citizenship as a substitute teacher with Norfolk Public Schools for more than 15 years; and
WHEREAS, admired as an engaging conversationalist, Milton Jacocks was eager to share his wisdom and experience with everyone he met; he enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Norfolk; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by his wife, Atlanta, and his daughter, Freda, Milton Jacocks will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Karen and Milton, Jr., and their families and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Milton Lecounte Jacocks, Sr., a respected educator and dedicated civil servant in Norfolk; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Milton Lecounte Jacocks, Sr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.