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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 740 Commending Bob Stuart.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 28, 2019 Agreed to by the Senate, February 7, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Bob Stuart, a respected journalist who served communities in Virginia and South Carolina, retired after a long and distinguished career; and

WHEREAS, Bob Stuart began his journalism career in Virginia in 1978 at the Hopewell News; and

WHEREAS, Bob Stuart took his tradecraft to South Carolina as the sports editor of the Union Daily Times in Union, then worked for The Herald in Rock Hill, before becoming the night police reporter at The State in Columbia; and

WHEREAS, Bob Stuart subsequently returned to Virginia and worked for more than 21 years at The News Virginian of Waynesboro; and

WHEREAS, during his long career at The News Virginian, Bob Stuart covered education, local churches, Waynesboro city government, Augusta County government, and state politics; and

WHEREAS, Bob Stuart conducted his journalistic craft with the utmost integrity, and his reporting was devoid of any partisanship; and

WHEREAS, Bob Stuart has earned the respect of his readers for his fair reporting; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Bob Stuart on the occasion of his retirement; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Bob Stuart as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his commitment to journalistic integrity and for his contributions to the people of both South Carolina and Virginia.