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2019 SESSION

19103592D
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 371
Offered February 7, 2019
Celebrating the life of James William Bryan, Jr.
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Patron-- Deeds
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WHEREAS, James William Bryan, Jr., the longtime sheriff of Bath County and a highly admired member of the Hot Springs community, died on November 3, 2018; and

WHEREAS, James “Jimmy” Bryan was born and raised in Bath County and served his country as a member of the United States Army; and

WHEREAS, Jimmy Bryan worked at the historic Omni Homestead Resort in the transportation department before becoming a law-enforcement officer; he was sheriff of Bath County and served the community for 15 years until his well-earned retirement; and

WHEREAS, Jimmy Bryan had more recently worked as a security guard at Bath Community Hospital, and he shared his faith with others as a member of Life Line Ministries; and

WHEREAS, an avid outdoorsman, Jimmy Bryan was a cofounder of the Warm Springs Mountain Hunt Club, and he found camaraderie with his fellow motorcycle riders as a member of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association and the Retreads Motorcycle Club; and

WHEREAS, Jimmy Bryan will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his devoted wife of 54 years, Frances; his children, Crystal, Richard, and Jay, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of James William Bryan, Jr., a respected law-enforcement officer in Hot Springs; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of James William Bryan, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.