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2017 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 940
Celebrating the life of Margaret Marie Temple-Butler.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2017
Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2017

 

WHEREAS, Margaret Marie Temple-Butler was born on September 10, 1935, and departed this life on September 21, 2016, in Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Temple-Butler was a dedicated employee of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, from which she retired after many years of service; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Temple-Butler, a generous woman of great faith with a loving and gracious spirit, dedicated her life to serving God and others; and

WHEREAS, friendly, affable, and energetic, Margaret Temple-Butler loved worshipping God with all her might, and her praise was contagious; and

WHEREAS, as a longtime member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Richmond, Margaret Temple-Butler was a faithful member of the Deacon Ministry and was actively involved in the Lott Cary Convention, Crossover Ministry, East End 79 Eastern Star, Voter’s Association, the Church Hill Committee, and the church’s Missionary Ministry; and

WHEREAS, family, friends, and her church family will cherish her memory and fondly recall her zeal for living and authentic worship; 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 Margaret Marie Temple-Butler; 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 Margaret Marie Temple-Butler, as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.