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2018 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 160
Commending the Honorable David G. Brickley.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2018

 

WHEREAS, the Honorable David G. Brickley, a devoted, upstanding, and exemplary citizen, has proven to be an invaluable asset to the community and the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, David Brickley served in the United States Air Force, with a tour of duty in Vietnam where he received the Bronze Star Medal, then served in the Air Force Reserve; and

WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service to the Commonwealth, David Brickley ran for and was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and represented the residents of District 20, and then District 51, from 1976 through 1998; and

WHEREAS, during his time as a state lawmaker, David Brickley sponsored legislation for and was cofounder and chairman of the Virginia Railway Express commuter rail system; and

WHEREAS, David Brickley also authored legislation creating Leesylvania State Park; and from 1998 to 2002, he served as director of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation; and

WHEREAS, under David Brickley’s leadership, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation was awarded the national gold medal award for the “best managed state park system in America”; and

WHEREAS, David Brickley serves as the president and chief executive officer of the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, which works to connect three September 11, 2001, national monuments through on-road and off-road trails; and

WHEREAS, David Brickley has succeeded with many respectable positions, and he has demonstrated unparalleled reverence and determination for preserving the environment; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Honorable David G. Brickley hereby be commended for his ongoing service to the Commonwealth; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Honorable David G. Brickley as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his decades of contributions to Virginians.