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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 802 Celebrating the life of Edna Bounds.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 11, 2019 Agreed to by the Senate, February 14, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Edna Bounds, a vibrant member of the Fairfax County community, who served the Allied cause during World War II, died on March 2, 2018; and

WHEREAS, a native of Liverpool, England, Edna Bounds worked in a munitions factory after she graduated from high school at the outset of World War II; desirous to be of further service to her country, she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in 1943; and

WHEREAS, after the war, she met her husband, John Arthur Bounds in Paris, and the couple were married for 47 years, living in Germany, Italy, Ohio, and Georgia, before settling in Virginia; and

WHEREAS, though she proudly remained a British citizen throughout her life, Edna Bounds made many contributions to the Fairfax County community as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society and Meals on Wheels; and

WHEREAS, Edna Bounds was well-known by friends and neighbors for her beautiful gardens, her musical talents, and her delicious homemade apple pies; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband, Arthur, Edna Bounds will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Barbara and John, 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 Edna Bounds, a beloved resident of Centreville; 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 Edna Bounds as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.