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2019 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1012
Celebrating the life of Sheila Elizabeth Norman.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 19, 2019
Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Sheila Elizabeth Norman, a beloved wife, mother, and daughter, and esteemed prosecutor in Arlington County, died on December 11, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Sheila Norman was born and raised in Connecticut, in a household with a love of opera, dance, poetry, and theater; and

WHEREAS, Sheila Norman earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at Boston College; after graduation, she traveled internationally, performed as a ballet dancer, and embarked on her professional career working for the League of Cities and Vita Corporation before attending law school at George Mason University; and

WHEREAS, Sheila Norman worked in her dream job as an Arlington County prosecutor where she was well-known and respected by her colleagues, as well as her opposition, for her skill in trying cases from petty larceny to murder, as well as for her ability to debate any side of an issue and stare down those who differed with her; and

WHEREAS, Sheila Norman will be fondly remembered by her husband, Tom; her daughter, Mary; her parents, John Norman and Mary Lynott; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Sheila Elizabeth Norman, a beloved wife, mother, and daughter, and esteemed prosecutor; 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 Sheila Elizabeth Norman as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.