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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 292 Offered January 13, 2017 Celebrating the life of John Bucker Beirne, Sr. ---------- Patron-- Lingamfelter ----------

WHEREAS, John Bucker Beirne, Sr., of Richmond, a respected real estate professional and entrepreneur and a man of deep and abiding faith, died on July 23, 2016; and

WHEREAS, John “Jack” Bucker Beirne, Sr., graduated from Benedictine College Preparatory School in 1946 and continued his education at Georgetown University and Richmond Professional Institute; and

WHEREAS, Jack Beirne honorably served his country as a member of the Virginia National Guard and enjoyed a 60-year career in real estate; he worked for 35 years as a real estate agent and broker and more than 25 years as a real estate property agent for Henrico County, retiring in 2011; and

WHEREAS, a man who lived his faith through his actions, Jack Beirne held leadership positions in the West of the Boulevard Civic Association, West End Catholic Men’s Association, St. Mary’s Beneficial and Social Union, the Knights of Columbus, and St. Benedict Catholic Church Parish Council; and

WHEREAS, Jack Beirne was also the longtime owner and operator of the Beirne Corporation, which supplies sacramental wine to churches throughout the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by one daughter, Julia, Jack Beirne will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, John, Milton, Christy, Ruppert, Ida, and Matt, and their families, and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of John Bucker Beirne, Sr., a respected member of the Richmond 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 John Bucker Beirne, Sr., as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.