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2022 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 386
Celebrating the life of Daniel Winn Boatwright.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2022
Agreed to by the Senate, March 9, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Daniel Winn Boatwright, who served the Henrico County community for more than three decades as a firefighter, died on February 24, 2022; and

WHEREAS, a native of Henrico County, Daniel “Danny” Winn Boatwright graduated from Douglas Freeman High School and pursued a life of service to the community; and

WHEREAS, Danny Boatwright joined the Henrico County Division of Fire and rose through the ranks to become battalion chief; he was one of the original members of the division’s Hazardous Incident Team and played an important role in the planning and construction of Station 17 on River Road, serving as its first captain; and

WHEREAS, Danny Boatwright served on a committee that oversaw the publication of a history of the Henrico County Division of Fire, and he earned the Fire Chiefs Medal of Honor in 2000 for his outstanding contributions to the division and the residents of Henrico County; and

WHEREAS, Danny Boatwright served as an active member of the Henrico Professional Firefighters Association, serving as vice president and president, and after his well-earned retirement from the Henrico County Division of Fire, he offered his leadership to the Goochland Volunteer Fire Rescue Association Board of Directors; and

WHEREAS, Danny Boatwright relished every opportunity to spend time with his beloved family, and he was an accomplished traveler who had visited all 50 states; and

WHEREAS, Danny Boatwright will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 54 years, Brenda; his children, Troy, John, and Danielle, 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 Daniel Winn Boatwright, a dedicated longtime firefighter 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 Daniel Winn Boatwright as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.