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2019 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 423
Celebrating the life of Lloyd Thomas Smith, Jr.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 18, 2019
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 19, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Lloyd Thomas Smith, Jr., a Charlottesville lawyer, banker, businessman, and civic servant, died on June 25, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Smith was born in Petersburg; he attended Petersburg High School, graduated from Virginia Episcopal School, and studied at the University of Virginia, pausing his undergraduate degree to serve in the United States Marine Corps with the 7th Marine Regiment in Korea and completing his bachelor’s degree and law degree upon his return; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Smith established the law firm Tremblay and Smith in Charlottesville, where he primarily worked in business planning and commercial litigation; he was a founder, chair, and president of the Virginia Broadcasting Corporation, the operator of Channel 29 TV, and a founder and first chair of Guaranty Bank which merged with Union Bank in 2004; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Smith’s varied civic involvement showed his passion for Charlottesville and Virginia history, he served as president of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association, served as trustee and president of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, and was instrumental in acquiring and renovating the former post office and federal court building for use as the main library; he organized the Minor-Preston Educational Fund, and for two decades served as its president; and

WHEREAS, drawn to historical structures, especially the historic Marshall-Rucker-Smith House in which he raised his family, Lloyd Smith played a part in maintaining historical aspects of his city by serving on the Charlottesville Planning Commission, the Board of Architectural Review, and the Board of Zoning Appeals; he also served for many years as director of the Albemarle County Historical Society, and director of the Associates of the University of Virginia Library; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Smith demonstrated his support and fostered community spirit in his Charlottesville neighborhood by organizing the North Downtown Residents Association, founding the Park Lane Poker Club, the Park Lane Swim Club and Friday Evening Philosophical Society; and

WHEREAS, Lloyd Smith will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by his wife, the former Ashlin Wyatt; children Garrett, Ashlin, and Hilah, 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 Lloyd Thomas Smith, Jr., Charlottesville lawyer, banker, businessman, and civic servant; and, be it

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