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2022 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 102
Celebrating the life of Donald Lee Lambert, Jr.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 24, 2022
Agreed to by the Senate, January 27, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Donald Lee Lambert, Jr., a captain in the Henrico County Police Division and a beloved husband and father, died on February 27, 2021; and

WHEREAS, Donald “Don” Lee Lambert, Jr., grew up in Henrico County, where he graduated from Hermitage High School; he subsequently earned a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University, then joined the Henrico County Police Division in 1987; and

WHEREAS, Don Lambert rose through the ranks to become captain of the Henrico County Police Division’s Special Operations Group; and

WHEREAS, Don Lambert relished every opportunity to serve and protect members of the community and earned many awards and accolades over the course of his nearly 34-year career in law enforcement; and

WHEREAS, Don Lambert served his fellow law-enforcement officers as vice president of Henrico Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 4 and as treasurer of the state and national chapters of the Southern Police Institute Alumni Association; and

WHEREAS, Don Lambert enjoyed fellowship and worship with the Glen Allen community at Mount Vernon Baptist Church, where he shared his musical talents with the congregation by playing his fiddle during services; he volunteered his time and leadership as a deacon, a Sunday school teacher, and a member of the safety and security team; and

WHEREAS, Don Lambert will be fondly remembered by his wife, Becky; his children, Joshua, Caleb, Emma, and Paige, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Donald Lee Lambert, Jr., a respected law-enforcement officer in Henrico County; 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 Donald Lee Lambert, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.