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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 156
Commending Living Legends of Alexandria.
 
Agreed to by the Senate, February 23, 2017
 

WHEREAS, the quality of life in a city can be enhanced by the vision and determination of individual citizens; and

WHEREAS, the City of Alexandria is blessed with citizens dedicated to excellence in education, law, medicine, the arts and arts advocacy, the clergy, community service, and business; and

WHEREAS, the residents of Alexandria, through their imagination, creativity, and dedication create programs and activities to improve the lives of their neighbors; and

WHEREAS, Living Legends of Alexandria began in the fall of 2006 with the mission of identifying, honoring, and creating a lasting, artistic history of these local citizens; and

WHEREAS, in the 10 years since the conception of Living Legends of Alexandria, 124 Legends have been identified, honored, and chronicled in photographs and feature articles that are archived in the Alexandria Library, the Library of Virginia in Richmond, and the Library of Congress; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Living Legends of Alexandria hereby be commended for the successful ongoing efforts to honor the Legends whose achievements make Alexandria the unique, vibrant community that it is; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Board of Directors of Living Legends of Alexandria as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration of all the individuals who have been nominated as Legends for their efforts and their contributions to the betterment of the City of Alexandria and the Commonwealth.