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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

20200951D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 574
Offered August 26, 2020
Commending Jennifer E. Passey.
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Patron-- Bulova
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WHEREAS, Jennifer E. Passey, a distinguished public servant who has served the Fairfax City Council for the past three years, retired from the council in 2020; and

WHEREAS, originally from Blaine, Minnesota, Jennifer Passey earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies and a master’s degree in political management from The George Washington University; and

WHEREAS, an issue advocacy specialist who currently works as the marketing and communications manager for the nonprofit Girls on the Run of NOVA, Jennifer Passey brought a wealth of experience and expertise to the Fairfax City Council; and

WHEREAS, Jennifer Passey has supported her community’s recent growth and development through her service on Fairfax City’s Planning Commission and its Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; and

WHEREAS, a resident of the Country Club Hills neighborhood in Fairfax, Jennifer Passey has generously given of her time and talents as a member of the Country Club Hills Civic Association; and

WHEREAS, Jennifer Passey extended her leadership to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, serving on various committees, including the Climate Energy and Environment Policy Committee and the Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee; and

WHEREAS, Jennifer Passey helped further address environmental concerns of the Commonwealth as a member of the Virginia Municipal League’s Environmental Quality Development Policy Committee; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout life by her deep and abiding faith, Jennifer Passey is an active member of the St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Fairfax, where she enjoys worship and fellowship with her community and supports activities at the St. Leo the Great Catholic School; and

WHEREAS, through her tireless efforts and dedication to serving others, Jennifer Passey has helped make Fairfax City a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Jennifer E. Passey, esteemed member of the Fairfax City Council, hereby be commended on the occasion of her retirement; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jennifer E. Passey as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her contributions to Fairfax City and the Commonwealth.