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2016 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 22
Celebrating the life of Colethia R. Holcomb.
 
Agreed to by the Senate, January 14, 2016
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 29, 2016
 

WHEREAS, Colethia R. Holcomb of Hampton, a longtime teacher and guidance counselor in Newport News, a woman of deep faith, a member of many civic organizations, a good friend to many people, and a devoted wife and mother, died on August 11, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Colethia Holcomb was born in Newport News, where she attended the public schools; she then earned a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Union University and a master’s degree from Hampton Institute, now known as Hampton University; and

WHEREAS, Colethia Holcomb became a teacher and guidance counselor in Newport News; she touched hundreds of lives during a career in public education that spanned more than three decades and included work at George Washington Carver and Ferguson high schools; and

WHEREAS, after retiring in 1991, Colethia Holcomb stayed active in the community and enjoyed time with friends and family; she belonged to the NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and Area H Women’s Ministry; and

WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, Colethia Holcomb was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Hampton, where she found great fulfillment and sustenance; she served as a trustee, deaconess, and was an active participant in many church groups; and

WHEREAS, Colethia Holcomb will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by Frederick, her husband of 56 years; her daughter, Cheryl, and her family; and many other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Colethia R. Holcomb of Hampton, a respected educator in Newport News who was a teacher and guidance counselor, a woman of deep faith who made valuable contributions to her community, a friend to many people, and a devoted wife and mother; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Colethia R. Holcomb as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.