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2018 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 549
Celebrating the life of Fred Thomas Wright.

 

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

 

WHEREAS, Fred Thomas Wright, a respected Purcellville resident who was the beloved custodial manager at Loudoun Valley High School, died on April 24, 2017; and

WHEREAS, born in Purcellville, Fred “Freddie” Thomas Wright began working for Loudoun County Public Schools in 1977; he went on to spend 40 years as the custodial manager at Loudoun Valley High School; and

WHEREAS, known for his cheerful personality and dedication to Loudoun Valley High School’s students, Freddie Wright was responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, and orderly environment in the school’s cafeteria; and

WHEREAS, Freddie Wright routinely inquired about student club meetings, faculty events, and community programs and then worked tirelessly to meet the groups’ needs; and

WHEREAS, often the first employee to arrive at Loudoun Valley High School and the last to leave, Freddie Wright earned the admiration of the school’s students, faculty, and staff; and

WHEREAS, out of respect for Freddie Wright’s 40 years of distinguished service, the Loudoun County School Board unanimously approved a request from school administrators and students to rename the Loudoun Valley High School cafeteria in his honor; and

WHEREAS, Freddie Wright will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his siblings, Roy, George, Thelma, Nancy, and Barbara, and their families, as well as numerous other family members, friends, and members of the Loudoun Valley High School community; 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 Fred Thomas Wright, a diligent custodial manager who gave 40 years of outstanding service to Loudoun Valley High School; 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 Fred Thomas Wright as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.