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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 45 Celebrating the life of Dorene Zilber Sarfan.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 2, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Dorene Zilber Sarfan, a beloved, lifelong resident of Newport News who made many generous contributions to the community, died on December 22, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Dorene Sarfan graduated from Newport News High School and attended Mary Washington College; and

WHEREAS, Dorene Sarfan served the community as a real estate agent for many years, helping her fellow residents find the perfect place to make a home; she then worked as an office manager for the family law firm, Sarfan & Nachman, for 40 years; and

WHEREAS, a passionate, lifelong learner, Dorene Sarfan was instrumental in the establishment of a preschool program at the United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula; and

WHEREAS, Dorene Sarfan was a lifetime member of Rodef Sholom Temple and was active in its Sisterhood and Hadassah; she was also a generous supporter of museums and charitable organizations in the Virginia Peninsula; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by her first husband, Irvin E. Nachman, who was killed during the Korean War, and by her husband of 62 years, Mayer Sarfan, Dorene Sarfan will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her sons, Gary, William, Lonny, Randall, and Edward, and their families, and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Dorene Zilber Sarfan, a vibrant member of the Newport News community; 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 Dorene Zilber Sarfan as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for her memory.