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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

14200572D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 574
Offered September 18, 2014
Celebrating the life of Alfonso Joseph Strazzullo.
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Patrons-- DeSteph, Davis, Knight, Stolle, Taylor and Villanueva
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WHEREAS, Alfonso Joseph Strazzullo, a dedicated civil servant and a devoted community leader in Virginia Beach, died on September 1, 2014; and

WHEREAS, a native of New Jersey, Alfonso “Al” Joseph Strazzullo joined many of the other young men of his generation in the United States Navy during World War II and served aboard a destroyer in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; and

WHEREAS, after his honorable discharge, Al Strazzullo earned a bachelor’s degree from La Salle College; in 1954, he began his professional career with what is now known as the Government Accountability Office in Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, Al Strazzullo relocated to Virginia Beach in the 1960s and went on to become a regional manager of the Government Accountability Office; he retired in 1983 after 29 years of loyal service; and

WHEREAS, in his retirement, Al Strazzullo continued to reside in Virginia Beach, where he earned a reputation as an inspiring and trustworthy friend and an enthusiastic community leader; and

WHEREAS, Al Strazzullo worked to preserve Pleasure House Point, helped make the Shore Drive area safer for pedestrians and cyclists, supported infrastructure projects, and helped keep City Marina a public marina; and

WHEREAS, Al Strazzullo cared deeply for his family and will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by many family members, friends, and colleagues; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Alfonso Joseph Strazzullo, a dedicated civil servant and active leader in the Virginia Beach 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 Alfonso Joseph Strazzullo as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.