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2018 SESSION
18107874DWHEREAS, Albert M. Nicodemus, Jr., of Berryville, a respected law-enforcement officer who brought joy to family, friends, and community members through music, died on July 13, 2017; and
WHEREAS, a native of Boyce, Albert “Nick” M. Nicodemus, Jr., attended Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church and graduated from Clarke County High School; and
WHEREAS, Nick Nicodemus served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1957 to 1959, then returned to the Commonwealth and worked as a farmer until 1967, when he became a deputy in the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office; and
WHEREAS, in 1971, Nick Nicodemus was elected Sheriff of Clarke County, and he served and protected his fellow residents for 16 years, until his well-earned retirement in 1987; and
WHEREAS, Nick Nicodemus was a talented singer and harmonica player who performed at senior centers and nursing homes with the group The Singing Friends; he also expressed his faith by singing with the Men for Christ, and during his law-enforcement career, he earned the nickname “the singing sheriff”; and
WHEREAS, Nick Nicodemus will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Betty; his son, Lynn, and his family; 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 Albert M. Nicodemus, Jr.; 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 Albert M. Nicodemus, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.