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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

14200446D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5182
Offered September 9, 2014
Celebrating the life of Dale Toler.
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Patron-- Simon
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WHEREAS, Dale Toler, a proud veteran and a respected law-enforcement officer who dedicated many years of his life to protecting and serving the residents of Falls Church, died on July 31, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Dale Toler served his country during the Vietnam War as a helicopter pilot with the United States Army; after the war, he joined the Maryland Air National Guard and continued his service as a fighter pilot; and

WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service to the community, Dale Toler joined the Falls Church Sherriff’s Department in 2007; he rose to the rank of sergeant and promoted community involvement as the department’s reserves coordinator; and

WHEREAS, an exemplar of the professionalism and selflessness shown by law-enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth, Dale Toler acted as a mentor to many of his fellow officers and earned trust and respect from the members of the community; and

WHEREAS, Dale Toler will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Hayley and Charles, and their families; his parents, Jacqueline and Ervin; 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 Dale Toler, a respected veteran and devoted law-enforcement officer; 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 Dale Toler as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.