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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

14200268D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5114
Offered June 12, 2014
Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Manning Paige.
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Patrons-- Spruill, BaCote, Filler-Corn, Hester, Howell, A.T., James, Joannou, Rasoul and Ward; Senators: Alexander, Locke and Lucas
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WHEREAS, Elizabeth M. Paige, a devout and beloved member of the Phoebus community, died on June 1, 2014; and

WHEREAS, a native of Franklin County, North Carolina, Elizabeth Paige was raised on her family’s farm; she graduated from Albion Academy and attended Fayetteville State Teachers College; and

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Paige relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she met and married the Reverend Charles Thomas Paige; the Paige family moved to Texas and Tennessee before settling in Phoebus in 1963; and

WHEREAS, Elizabeth Paige enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as an active member of Zion Baptist Church in Hampton, where she played piano and sang in the choir; and

WHEREAS, a loving matriarch, Elizabeth Paige cared deeply for her family, and she shared her joy through her delicious home-cooked meals and by leading songs at family gatherings; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband, Charles, and three sons, Milton, Robert, and Jesse, Elizabeth Paige will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughters, Helen, Jeanette, Sarah, Inena, Carlena, Vivian, and Jacqueline, 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 Elizabeth M. Paige, a woman of faith and a beloved member of the Phoebus community; 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 Elizabeth M. Paige as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.