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2018 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 436
Celebrating the life of Thomas Preston McNamara.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2018
Agreed to by the Senate, March 9, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Thomas Preston McNamara of Manassas, who made many contributions to the Clifton community as an entrepreneur and public servant, died on January 27, 2018; and

WHEREAS, born in Washington, D.C., Thomas “Tom” Preston McNamara grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he graduated from Northwood High School; he later earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland; and

WHEREAS, Tom McNamara enjoyed a long career with J.C. Penney department stores, working in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the Washington metropolitan area; and

WHEREAS, in 1986, Tom McNamara relocated to Clifton, where he served members of the community as the owner of the Clifton General Store and the Main Street Pub; he was also very active in civic life and was elected to the Clifton Town Council; and

WHEREAS, Tom McNamara will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Sean, James, Kevin, and Kathryn, and their families, 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 Thomas Preston McNamara, a respected member of the Clifton and Manassas communities; 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 Thomas Preston McNamara as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.