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2019 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 451
Celebrating the life of Donald E. Shuemaker, Sr.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 22, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Donald E. Shuemaker, Sr., of Manassas Park, died on November 23, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, on March 19, 1946, to Calvin Shuemaker and Wilma Parks Shuemaker; he was a devoted husband and father to his late wife, Bethiah, and son, Manassas Park City Councilmember Donald Shuemaker, Jr.; and

WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker served his country in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey early in his military career; as a sergeant, he received new orders to Andrews Air Force base in 1969, where he was assigned to the Air Force Communication Service as a communications specialist; and

WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker was active in the Manassas Park community in many ways; when his son, Donald Shuemaker, Jr., was in school, he volunteered as a chaperone for school field trips and was the leader of the Music Boosters; he was an avid bowler for over 25 years at Bowl America in Manassas and assisted the women’s competition team; and

WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker was the winner of the City of Manassas Park Citizen of the Year award in 2006; and

WHEREAS, Donald Shuemaker was known for his wisdom, his talent for fixing or installing anything, and, most of all, for his readiness to help others; predeceased by his wife, Bethiah, he will be dearly remembered and greatly missed by his son, Donald, Jr., and numerous family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Donald E. Shuemaker, Sr.; 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 Donald E. Shuemaker, Sr., as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.