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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5152 Offered July 21, 2014 Celebrating the life of Jack J. Green. ----------
Patrons-- McClellan, Bulova, Carr, Cole, Farrell, Hope, Ingram, Joannou, Keam, Kory, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, McQuinn, Morrissey, Plum, Rasoul, Rust, Simon, Spruill, Toscano, Tyler, Ware, Watts and Wright
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WHEREAS, Jack J. Green of the Town of Crewe, a respected businessman and a dedicated civic and community leader, died on June 26, 2014; and

WHEREAS, a native of Nottoway County, Jack Green graduated from Luther H. Foster High School and furthered his education at the University of Maryland, European Extension; and

WHEREAS, desirous to be of service to his country, Jack Green joined the United States Air Force after high school; he was stationed in Germany, then served a tour in Vietnam; and

WHEREAS, Jack Green returned to the Commonwealth to become a leader in his community, serving as a past president of the District IV Community Action Program in Hampton and the Nottoway County branch of the NAACP; and

WHEREAS, working to enhance the quality of life for his fellow residents and strengthen the community, Jack Green also served as a member of the Nottoway County Board of Supervisors for many years; and

WHEREAS, in 1985, Jack Green founded a prominent local newspaper, the Voice, which serves communities from Richmond to Hampton Roads; as the longtime publisher of the Voice, he worked to inform, entertain, and unite his readership; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by his wife, Ruby, and two sons, Jack Green will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his daughter, Jackie, and her family; and numerous other family members, friends, and colleagues; 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 Jack J. Green, a pillar of the Nottoway County 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 Jack J. Green as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.