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2019 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 229
Celebrating the life of Edythe Horwitz Hoffman.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 4, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Edythe Horwitz Hoffman, a beloved mother and a respected entrepreneur in Richmond, died on July 24, 2018; and

WHEREAS, a native of Richmond, Edythe Hoffman spent her childhood in West Point, then returned to Richmond and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School; and

WHEREAS, Edythe Hoffman met her future husband, Leon, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while he was training for the United States Army Air Corps; the couple married after he returned from service in Europe during World War II, then settled in Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Edythe Hoffman and her husband worked in the grocery business until 1957, when they opened Music City in Southside Plaza; in 1965, the couple established Certified Cleaning Services, Inc., a fire and water damage restoration company that later partnered with Air Clean Corporation; and

WHEREAS, Edythe Hoffman was active in the operation of Certified Cleaning Services and Air Clean for more than five decades, serving generations of Richmond residents; and

WHEREAS, Edythe Hoffman enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a member of Temple Beth El, where she belonged to the Beth El Sisterhood and was a lifetime member of Hadassah; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Leon, Edythe Hoffman will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her daughters, Ivy, Marcy, and Harriet, and their families, and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Edythe Horwitz Hoffman, a vibrant member of the Richmond 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 Edythe Horwitz Hoffman as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for her memory.