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17105618D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1082
Offered February 20, 2017
Celebrating the life of Carolyn Su Allen Saunders Webb.
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Patrons-- Minchew, Boysko and LaRock; Senators: Black, Favola and Wexton
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WHEREAS, Carolyn Su Allen Saunders Webb, a community leader in Loudoun County and a passionate advocate for conservation and urban green spaces, died on October 15, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Su Webb was born to a military family and lived in Japan, Germany, and throughout the United States before settling in Fairfax County; she began her lifetime of community service in Reston, where she coached softball, was a Girl Scouts of the USA troop leader, and volunteered with other organizations; and

WHEREAS, Su Webb began building her legacy of service to Loudoun County in 1989 when she volunteered for the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services; and

WHEREAS, Su Webb went on to become the chair of the Loudoun County Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Board, where she served for more than two decades and oversaw the purchase of Claude Moore Park, Franklin Park, and Philip A. Bolen Memorial Park; and

WHEREAS, in 2003, Su Webb was appointed to serve on the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and helped advance land acquisition efforts for parks throughout Northern Virginia, becoming chair of the authority in 2008; and

WHEREAS, Su Webb also served as chair of the Heritage Farm Museum Board of Advisors, where she led efforts to support community garden plots, an initiative that allowed Loudoun County residents to grow their own fruits and vegetables; and

WHEREAS, Su Webb volunteered her time and wise leadership with several other civic and service organizations in Loudoun County and Northern Virginia, winning many accolades for her work, including the 2012 Heritage Hero award from the Mosby Heritage Area Association and the 2013 Loudoun Laurels Medal; and

WHEREAS, Su Webb will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughter, Anne, and her family, and numerous other family members, friends, and fellow community advocates; 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 Carolyn Su Allen Saunders Webb, an admired community leader in Loudoun 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 Carolyn Su Allen Saunders Webb as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.