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2022 SESSION

22107457D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 124
Offered March 7, 2022
Commending Johnny J. Cecil.
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Patron-- O'Quinn
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WHEREAS, Johnny J. Cecil of Bristol is retiring as an executive vice president for store operations of K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc., after more than 40 years of service to customers in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee; and

WHEREAS, after graduating from James Madison University, Johnny Cecil began working for K-VA-T Food Stores in 1980 and initially served as a store manager of a Sav-U Discount Foods; and

WHEREAS, Johnny Cecil subsequently joined K-VA-T Food Stores’ flagship supermarket chain Food City and quickly worked his way up the ranks, from store manager, administrative assistant to the president, and district manager, to executive vice president of store operations for the Tri-City Division; and

WHEREAS, as an executive vice president of store operations, Johnny Cecil has been responsible for the operation of 57 retail locations in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee; and

WHEREAS, Johnny Cecil has offered his leadership to numerous civic and service organizations and supported the creation of educational scholarships for young people; and

WHEREAS, among many awards and accolades, Johnny Cecil earned the 2010 Kentucky Grocer of the Year Award from the Kentucky Grocers and Convenience Store Association and the Spirit of America Award from the National Grocers Association; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Johnny J. Cecil hereby be commended on the occasion of his retirement from K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc.; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Johnny J. Cecil as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his service to the residents of the Commonwealth and surrounding states.