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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I


SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 530
Celebrating the life of Percy Conway Nowlin III.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, September 2, 2020

 

WHEREAS, Percy Conway Nowlin III, an honored veteran, esteemed educator, and beloved member of the Bath County community, died on April 24, 2020; and

WHEREAS, affectionately known by family and friends as “Buzz,” Percy Nowlin graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1959 and enlisted with the United States Army, serving his country with courage and valor as an airborne ranger; and

WHEREAS, later attending East Tennessee State University and earning a master’s degree from the University of Virginia, Percy Nowlin began his long and distinguished career in education as an English, U.S. government, and U.S. history teacher in Hopewell and Colonial Heights; and

WHEREAS, Percy Nowlin would go on to assume administrative positions in several school systems throughout the Commonwealth, including assistant principal of Henry County High School, principal of Fluvanna High School, superintendent of Bath County Public Schools for 18 years, and assistant superintendent of Highland County Public Schools for three years in his retirement; and

WHEREAS, dedicated to the betterment of his community and the well-being of its citizens, Percy Nowlin gave generously of his time and talents to various local organizations, including the Rockbridge Regional Library and Rockbridge Area Community Services; and

WHEREAS, a member of the Bath County Board of Supervisors for 12 years, Percy Nowlin is credited with developing the Bath County Parks and Recreation Department and bolstering the efforts of the Bath County Chamber of Commerce over many years; and

WHEREAS, active and engaged with his community, Percy Nowlin was a member of various local fraternal and service organizations, including the Millboro Ruritan Club and the Bath County Lions Club; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout his life by his deep and abiding faith, Percy Nowlin was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Hot Springs for more than 40 years, where he served as treasurer, senior warden, and junior warden; he was also a member of Christ Anglican Church at Union Chapel; and

WHEREAS, Percy Nowlin will be dearly remembered and fondly missed by his loving wife of 56 years, Virginia; his son, James, and his family; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Percy Conway Nowlin III, a beloved educator and civic leader whose kind and generous spirit touched countless lives in Bath County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Percy Conway Nowlin III as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s respect for his memory.