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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 40 Commending Carrie Weaver Mason-Wyche.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 3, 2020  

WHEREAS, Carrie Weaver Mason-Wyche, the beloved matriarch of a large family and a respected member of the southeastern Virginia community, celebrated her 95th birthday in 2019; and

WHEREAS, born to the late Isaac Tucker and Eunice Weaver, Carrie Mason-Wyche learned the value of hard work and responsibility at a young age during the Great Depression; and

WHEREAS, Carrie Mason-Wyche witnessed many of the seminal events of the 20th century, from World War II to the Civil Rights movement and the dawn of the Internet age; and

WHEREAS, throughout her career, Carrie Mason-Wyche supported her family as a farm laborer in the cotton and tobacco fields of Virginia and served as a live-in maid for the owner of a Coca-Cola plant in North Carolina; and

WHEREAS, Carrie Mason-Wyche subsequently joined the hospitality industry, beginning as a maid at a hotel on U.S. Route 301; in recognition of her tireless work ethic, her employer trained her in many other aspects of the hotel business; and

WHEREAS, Carrie Mason-Wyche has always been guided by her deep faith, and she has inspired countless people through her kindness, generosity, and grace; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Carrie Weaver Mason-Wyche hereby be commended on the occasion of her 95th birthday; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Carrie Weaver Mason-Wyche as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her lifetime of service to her family and her community.