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2021 SPECIAL SESSION II
21300213DWHEREAS, Robert Henry Powell, an entrepreneur and highly admired community leader, died on June 27, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Robert Powell enjoyed a long and fulfilling career with Overnite Transportation and recorded more than 40 million miles of driving throughout the United States over the course of 37 years; and
WHEREAS, after his retirement from Overnite Transportation, Robert Powell began a second career as a restauranteur, opening a hot dog stand and Rosa Mae’s Place, named for his mother, in Louisa; and
WHEREAS, Robert Powell brought joy to others through his kindness, generosity, and sense of humor; and
WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Robert Powell joined Rocky Mount Baptist Church in Greensville County at a young age and was an active member of several church communities in the Richmond area in later life; and
WHEREAS, Robert Powell will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Robert, Sherry, Darrell, Tracy, Demeka, and Ashley, and their families; his mother, Rosa; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Robert Henry Powell; 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 Robert Henry Powell as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.