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2018 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 226
Celebrating the life of Jean Aldrich Snidow.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, March 7, 2018
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Jean Aldrich Snidow, a vibrant member of the Hardy community who served and supported the members of the United States Armed Forces throughout her life, died on May 10, 2017; and

WHEREAS, during the Vietnam War, Jean Snidow supported service members as a stewardess and a purser on more than 50 flights to Vietnam; and

WHEREAS, Jean Snidow learned the value of hard work and responsibility at a young age, and she was a proud patriot, who always carried out her civic duty to vote and encouraged others to be active in civic life; and

WHEREAS, as a strong believer in individual liberty, Jean Snidow was active in the Franklin County Republican Party, Smith Mountain Lake Republican Women, and several successful political campaigns; and

WHEREAS, Jean Snidow was both a licensed pilot and a lifelong boater; she became the youngest United States Coast Guard Auxiliary boating instructor in the Coast Guard District 13; and

WHEREAS, Jean Snidow will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband of 47 years, John; children, Christian and Ayanna, and their families; her mother, Jessie; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Jean Aldrich Snidow; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Jean Aldrich Snidow as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.