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2018 SESSION

18106580D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 477
Offered March 5, 2018
Celebrating the life of David Samuel Carter, Jr.
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Patrons-- McQuinn, Bagby, Bourne and Carr
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WHEREAS, David Samuel Carter, Jr., a longtime employee of Virginia State University who made many contributions to young people in the Richmond community as a leader in the Boy Scouts of America, died on July 30, 2017; and

WHEREAS, a native of Hartford, Connecticut, David Carter received a scholarship to attend Avon Old Farms, a prestigious boarding school; he then attended the Morse School of Business; and

WHEREAS, David Carter pursued a career with Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, where he specialized in actuarial science and reinsurance; and

WHEREAS, David Carter later worked at Signet Bank in Richmond, then dedicated 20 years to Virginia State University in the Office of Institutional Advancement, where he helped the institution increase its philanthropic capacity; and

WHEREAS, an avid Scout in his youth, David Carter continued to foster youth development as a den leader and Scoutmaster for Boy Scouts of America Troop 443, and he was selected to become a member of the Order of the Arrow, Scouting’s prestigious national honor society; and

WHEREAS, a man of humility, integrity, and kindness, David Carter never hesitated to help a friend or neighbor in need and was always willing to provide his guidance and wisdom to others; and

WHEREAS, David Carter will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Nadine; his children, Kaitlyn and David III; 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 David Samuel Carter, Jr., who made countless contributions to 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 David Samuel Carter, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.