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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

20201310D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 625
Offered October 14, 2020
Celebrating the life of Dorothy N. Latimore Scott.
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Patron-- Hodges
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WHEREAS, Dorothy N. Latimore Scott, a beloved member of the Middlesex County community, died on September 11, 2020; and

WHEREAS, born in 1932, Dorothy Scott was baptized at First Baptist Church of Harmony Village in Topping and later graduated from the historic St. Clare Walker High School in Middlesex County; and

WHEREAS, for many years, Dorothy Scott was a prominent member of the team at the Leggett’s department store in West Point, where she was admired for both her good business sense and her welcoming and hospitable nature; and

WHEREAS, as a bus driver for Middlesex County Public Schools, Dorothy Scott supported the education of untold children, contributing greatly to their success and well-being; and

WHEREAS, active and engaged in her community, Dorothy Scott was a lifelong and honored member of Progressive Chapter #135, an Order of the Eastern Star Prince Hall Affiliate; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Scott was an avid gardener, who charmed family and friends with her seasonal lawn decorations, and an accomplished chef, whose homemade ice cream and dinners were ardently cherished by all; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout life by her deep and abiding faith, Dorothy Scott was a longtime member of Antioch Baptist Church in Saluda, where she enjoyed worship and fellowship with her community while serving on both the usher board and trustee board; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by her first husband, Edward, and her second husband, Jesse, Dorothy Scott will be dearly remembered and fondly missed by numerous family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Dorothy N. Latimore Scott, a treasured member of the Middlesex County community whose loving and charitable nature had a profound impact on countless lives; 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 Dorothy N. Latimore Scott as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for her memory.