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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 480 Celebrating the life of James Champ III.

 

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

 

WHEREAS, James Champ III, a community leader who offered mentorship, guidance, and wise spiritual counseling to countless members of the Richmond community, died on September 24, 2017; and

WHEREAS, a native of Warren County, North Carolina, James Champ graduated from John F. Kennedy High School and attended Howard University, where he majored in business management; and

WHEREAS, James Champ pursued a long career in finance and insurance; he became president of Coordinated Insurance Services and was designated as a Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors; and

WHEREAS, as the “First Man” of Faith Community Baptist Church, James Champ served on the trustee and men of faith ministries and was a member of the Pastor’s Administrative Advisory Council; he took a special interest in programs to help teens and young adults make responsible, healthy life choices; and

WHEREAS, James Champ was an executive board and general board member of the Baptist General Convention of Virginia; he served as president of the men’s ministry, focusing on prison reform and helping inmates readjust to society, and was committed to youth leadership development; and

WHEREAS, James Champ also strengthened the community as a founding member of the Richmond Jazz Society and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and he encouraged others to become active in civic life; and

WHEREAS, James Champ will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his loving wife, Patricia; his daughter, Pamela, and her family; his father, James; 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 James Champ III; 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 James Champ III as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.