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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 139 Commending Alvene Buckley.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 20, 2020 Agreed to by the Senate, January 30, 2020  

WHEREAS, Alvene Buckley has made decades of contributions to health care education in the Commonwealth and inspired future generations of health care professionals; and

WHEREAS, after receiving a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree from Old Dominion University, Alvene Buckley began working as a nurse at Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk; and

WHEREAS, Alvene Buckley specialized in clinical health education in obstetrics and retired after 24 years of service to mothers and children in the region; her husband, Don, played a vital role in the growth and expansion of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, and their three children, Lisa, Lori, and Keith, have all pursued careers in health care; and

WHEREAS, Alvene Buckley has served the community as a former chair of the Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission and former president of the Women’s Division Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Chesapeake; and

WHEREAS, in addition, Alvene Buckley has volunteered her time and leadership as a mentor for young women competing in pageants and served as a former chair of the Miss Virginia Recital Committee, which conducts an annual fundraiser to support scholarship awards; and

WHEREAS, Alvene Buckley has received the 2012 Miss Virginia Volunteer of the Year Award, and she was the inaugural recipient of the Miss Chesapeake Woman of Achievement Award; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Alvene Buckley for her contributions to health care education; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Alvene Buckley as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her achievements in service to the Hampton Roads community.