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2020 SESSION
20108359DWHEREAS, Henry Lee Carter, a respected attorney, dedicated public servant, and highly admired member of the Orange County community, died on May 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Henry Carter was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria; he continued his education at the University of Virginia and earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University; and
WHEREAS, in 1985, Henry Carter married his beloved wife, Judy, and the couple successfully helped his two children and her three children, who were between the ages of nine and 17, bond and become one happy family unit; and
WHEREAS, Henry Carter pursued a long and successful career as an attorney, and proudly maintained his legal practice in Orange from 1974 until the time of his passing; he was a longtime member of the Orange County Bar Association and a trusted mentor to many young attorneys as a member of Lawyers Helping Lawyers; and
WHEREAS, Henry Carter was active in local, state, and national politics, serving as the chair of the Orange County Democratic Committee from 1974 to 1997; he held the position of Orange County Commonwealth’s Attorney for nine years and was elected to the Orange Town Council, where he used his expertise to lead and support the community for 18 years, including four years as mayor; and
WHEREAS, Henry Carter served on the Virginia Board of Psychology for nearly 10 years and enjoyed fellowship and worship with the Orange community at St. Thomas Episcopal Church as a member of the vestry and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by the love of his life, Judy, Henry Carter is fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Caroline, Jack, Jeff, Sullivan, and Jaime, and their families, as well as 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 Henry Lee Carter; 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 Henry Lee Carter as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.