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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 142 Celebrating the life of Terry Lee Kibler.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 20, 2020 Agreed to by the Senate, January 23, 2020  

WHEREAS, Terry Lee Kibler of Woodstock, a successful entrepreneur and an avid horseman who owned several harness racing horses and dedicated years of leadership to the Shenandoah County Fair, died on November 26, 2018; and

WHEREAS, born in Winchester, Terry Kibler began showing animals at the Shenandoah County Fair at the age of 10; after graduating from Central High School in Woodstock, he earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; and

WHEREAS, in addition to running a furniture store in Woodstock for 30 years, Terry Kibler was well-known in the region as an owner of Standardbred horses that participated in harness races in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, Terry Kibler was highly admired for his honesty, fairness, and unparalleled work ethic; several of his horses earned great renown, including Farmer Jones, who set a world record for a four-year-old gelding trotter with a time of 1:53.0, and Calcutta, who had recorded 22 wins in 126 starts as of December 2018; and

WHEREAS, in 1987, Terry Kibler followed in the footsteps of his father as the racing secretary of the Shenandoah County Fair; he was subsequently appointed to the Shenandoah County Fair Board of Directors and was the longest-serving member of the board at the time of his passing; and

WHEREAS, Terry Kibler will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his sister, Rhonda, and her family and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Terry Lee Kibler, a respected entrepreneur who made many contributions to the Shenandoah County community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Shenandoah County Fair Board of Directors as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for the memory of Terry Lee Kibler.