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2017 SESSION

17100165D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 668
Offered January 11, 2017
Prefiled January 10, 2017
Celebrating the life of Jennifer Ophelia Brewer Rooney.
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Patrons-- O'Quinn, Campbell, Kilgore, Morefield, Pillion and Rush; Senators: Carrico and Chafin
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WHEREAS, Jennifer Ophelia Brewer Rooney of Bristol, a loving daughter, wife, and mother, who was admired by the members of the community for her generosity and zest for life, died on July 7, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Jennifer Rooney graduated from John S. Battle High School in 1990 and started a family with her beloved husband, David, in 1994; she took an active role in her children’s lives, supporting them in all of their endeavors; and

WHEREAS, Jennifer Rooney enjoyed a 24-year career with Bristol Compressors International, LLC, and she helped her fellow Bristol residents start the day with the morning news as a newspaper carrier for the Bristol Herald Courier; and

WHEREAS, known for her bright smile and infectious laugh, Jennifer Rooney never met a stranger and went out of her way to help others and enhance the community; and

WHEREAS, Jennifer Rooney will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, David; children, Chauncey and Grace; her mother, Helen; and numerous other 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 Jennifer Ophelia Brewer Rooney, a vibrant member of the Bristol 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 Jennifer Ophelia Brewer Rooney as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.