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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 64 Celebrating the life of Darrel Dennis Martin.   Agreed to by the Senate, January 14, 2016 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 29, 2016  

WHEREAS, Darrel Dennis Martin of Newport in Giles County, a dedicated educator, respected campaign manager, and tireless servant to the Commonwealth, died on March 20, 2015; and

WHEREAS, a native of Giles County, Darrel Martin helped inspire in students a love of language and literature as an English teacher at the University of Richmond; and

WHEREAS, under Governor Gerald L. Baliles, Darrel Martin became the first strategic planner for the Commonwealth in 1985; and

WHEREAS, Darrel Martin returned to Giles County and worked in the agriculture department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; he later worked directly for the president of the university; and

WHEREAS, Darrel Martin continued to offer his expertise and sage counsel as a political campaign manager and consultant throughout his life; and

WHEREAS, working to strengthen communities around the Commonwealth, Darrel Martin helped create the Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund Act, and he strove to make the world a safer place through his work on the SALT II treaty with the Pew Foundation; and

WHEREAS, Darrel Martin will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of almost 44 years, Marie; beloved daughters, Laura and Erin, and their families; and numerous 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 Darrel Dennis Martin; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Darrel Dennis Martin as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.