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2019 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 632
Celebrating the life of Grosjean Graves Crump, Jr.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 14, 2019
Agreed to by the Senate, January 31, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Grosjean Graves Crump, Jr., a patriotic veteran and a respected member of the New Kent County community, died on August 27, 2018; and

WHEREAS, a native of Washington, D.C., Grosjean “Dusty” Graves Crump, Jr., grew up in New Kent County, then joined many of the other young men of his generation in service to the nation during World War II; and

WHEREAS, in the aftermath of the war, Dusty Crump helped break the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by flying supplies to Allied sectors of the city during the Berlin Airlift; he subsequently served at Langley Air Force Base for more than 30 years and oversaw development of the vaunted F-15 Eagle fighter; and

WHEREAS, Dusty Crump supported young people in the community as a member of the New Kent County School Board for 24 years, and he volunteered his time as a member of Mann Page Masonic Lodge No. 157 A.F. & A.M. for 50 years; and

WHEREAS, Dusty Crump enjoyed fellowship and worship with his fellow residents of New Kent County at New Kent Chapel, where he served as a trustee for five decades; and

WHEREAS, throughout his life, Dusty Crump knew no stranger, and he earned the admiration of his peers for his unfailing willingness to help a friend or neighbor in need; and

WHEREAS, Dusty Crump will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Nellie; his children, G. G., Catherine, and Pamela, and their families; 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 Grosjean Graves Crump, Jr., a distinguished veteran and an active member of the New Kent County 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 Grosjean Graves Crump, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.