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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 441 Celebrating the life of the Honorable William Pierce Hay, Jr.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2016 Agreed to by the Senate, March 10, 2016

 

WHEREAS, the Honorable William Pierce Hay, Jr., a judge of the 10th Judicial District of Virginia and an active member of the Prince Edward County community, died on April 15, 2015; and

WHEREAS, William “Billy” Pierce Hay, Jr., was raised in Richmond, where his family had deep roots, and graduated from John Marshall High School; he attended Hampden-Sydney College on an athletic scholarship and was a standout member of the football and baseball teams, earning a place in the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, Billy Hay joined many of the other young men of his generation in service to the nation during World War II as a member of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, serving two tours as a bomber pilot; and

WHEREAS, after the war, Billy Hay returned to the Commonwealth and earned a law degree from the University of Virginia; he practiced law in Farmville while serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater; and

WHEREAS, in 1956, Billy Hay was appointed a judge of the Prince Edward County General District Court in the 10th Judicial District of Virginia, where he presided with great fairness and wisdom for more than 40 years; he also presided over courts in Lunenburg and Charlotte Counties until his well-earned retirement in 1998; and

WHEREAS, working to strengthen and enhance the Prince Edward County community, Billy Hay was a well-known member of many civic and service organizations, and he enjoyed fellowship and worship at Johns Memorial Episcopal Church; and

WHEREAS, Billy Hay will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by numerous 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 the Honorable William Pierce Hay, Jr., a respected judge and community leader in Prince Edward County; 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 the Honorable William Pierce Hay, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.