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18107833D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 158
Offered March 6, 2018
Celebrating the life of Stanley Caulkins.
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Patron-- Gooditis
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WHEREAS, Stanley Caulkins, a public servant, successful entrepreneur, and longtime member of the Leesburg community, died on January 12, 2018; and

WHEREAS, a graduate of Leesburg High School, Stanley Caulkins joined many of the other young men of his generation in service to the nation during World War II as a radioman and a gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Caulkins cofounded Caulkins Jewelers with his brother, Roger, and was a crucial part of the Leesburg retail community for 61 years; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Caulkins also offered his wise leadership to his fellow Leesburg residents as a member of the Leesburg Town Council, becoming known as “Mr. Leesburg” or “the Lion of Leesburg” for his legacy of contributions; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Caulkins was a founding member of the Leesburg Airport Commission in 1962 and helped establish the Leesburg Executive Airport, where a terminal is named in his honor; and

WHEREAS, Stanley Caulkins will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by numerous family members and friends and the entire Leesburg community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Stanley Caulkins; 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 Stanley Caulkins as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.