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2021 SPECIAL SESSION II

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 811 Celebrating the life of Dorothy Ann Pauley.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, August 5, 2021

 

WHEREAS, Dorothy Ann Pauley, an esteemed community leader and arts advocate and beloved member of the Richmond community, died on May 15, 2021; and

WHEREAS, born in Winnipeg, Canada, Dorothy Ann Pauley moved with her family to Richmond in 1954 and built a close-knit community of colleagues, friends, and neighbors; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Ann Pauley earned bachelor’s degrees in English and art history from Virginia Commonwealth University and directed her passion for the arts into service on the boards of various local organizations, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Richmond Symphony, the Virginia Opera, and the Carpenter Performing Arts Center; and

WHEREAS, Dorothy Ann Pauley was an accomplished artist in her own right who sang with the Richmond Symphony Chorus and the Chorus of Alumni and Friends of the University of Richmond, which she served as president; and

WHEREAS, an active and engaged member of the community, Dorothy Ann Pauley dedicated her time as president of the Jenkins Foundation and as a member of the boards of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and the New Virginia Review; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout her life by her faith, Dorothy Ann Pauley enjoyed worship and fellowship with her community at First Presbyterian Church in Richmond for many years; and

WHEREAS, preceded in death by her loving husband of 71 years, Stan, and her daughter, Lorna, Dorothy Ann Pauley will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her daughter, Katharine, and her family, and by numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Dorothy Ann Pauley, a vibrant community leader in Richmond whose kindness and generosity touched 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 Ann Pauley as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for her memory.