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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 337 Offered February 22, 2018 Celebrating the life of Cherie Toll Bottum. ----------
Patrons-- Hope, Levine, Lopez and Sullivan; Senators: Ebbin, Favola and Howell
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WHEREAS, Cherie Toll Bottum, a writer and editor who was featured in national publications and a beloved member of the Arlington community, died on April 9, 2017; and

WHEREAS, a native of Marshfield, Wisconsin, Cherie Bottum grew up in Attica, Indiana; and

WHEREAS, Cherie Bottum attended Ohio Wesleyan University, earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and received a master’s degree from the Ohio State University; and

WHEREAS, as a longtime instructor at Encore Learning, a nonprofit organization that offers noncredit college-level courses, clubs, and special events for adults over the age of 50, Cherie Bottum helped seniors pursue new opportunities and experience the joys of writing; and

WHEREAS, Cherie Bottum served as the editor of Heldref Publications, which at one time published more than 50 scholarly journals and magazines on a variety of topics; she was also a freelance writer who appeared in national magazines and The Washington Post Opinions page; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband of 50 years, John, Cherie Bottum will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Angela, Marjorie, Stephen, and Charles; grandson, Thomas; 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 Cherie Toll Bottum; 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 Cherie Toll Bottum as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.