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18107932D
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 242
Offered March 5, 2018
Commending Eleanor D. Schmidt.
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Patron-- Petersen
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WHEREAS, Eleanor D. Schmidt, a dedicated public servant, retires as a member of the City of Fairfax Council in June 2018; and

WHEREAS, a resident of the City of Fairfax since 1969, Eleanor “Ellie” Schmidt holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri and attended the Virginia Bankers School of Bank Management; and

WHEREAS, a successful banking executive, Ellie Schmidt was desirous to be of further service to the community and ran for election to the City of Fairfax Council; she has served for four terms, beginning in 2010; and

WHEREAS, Ellie Schmidt has served on the Board of Directors of Historic Fairfax City, Inc., as chair of the Independence Day Celebration Committee, and in various positions as a member of the Industrial Development Authority, the City of Fairfax 2020 Commission, the Festival of Lights and Carols Committee, and the Chocolate Lovers Festival Committee; and

WHEREAS, Ellie Schmidt has also represented the City of Fairfax on regional and state boards and commissions, including the Virginia Municipal League Finance Committee; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Eleanor D. Schmidt on the occasion of her retirement from the City of Fairfax Council in 2018; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Eleanor D. Schmidt as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her years of service to the City of Fairfax.