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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 610 Celebrating the life of Nancy Houck Rothfuss.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 6, 2023 Agreed to by the Senate, February 9, 2023

 

WHEREAS, Nancy Houck Rothfuss of Newport News, a respected educator who was an active member of her community, died on November 15, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Nancy “Nan” Houck Rothfuss grew up in Illinois and graduated from Downers Grove North High School, then received a bachelor’s degree and obtained a teaching certificate from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Nan Rothfuss continued her education by earning a master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and she subsequently completed more than 70 hours of postgraduate credit hours at Christopher Newport University; and

WHEREAS, Nan Rothfuss helped countless students build a strong foundation for lifelong learning as an English teacher at K.D. Waldo Middle School in Aurora, Illinois; she also taught water safety instructors, small boat safety, and first aid classes for the Chicago Chapter of the American Red Cross for two years; and

WHEREAS, in 1971, Nan Rothfuss married her husband, and she proudly supported him while he completed a medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School; when he became a doctor of internal medicine, she served as his lab manager and office manager; and

WHEREAS, after settling in Newport News, Nan Rothfuss continued her teaching career at Warwick High School and joined the Newport News Republicans and the 1st Congressional District Republican Committee, serving as secretary of both for more than 30 years; and

WHEREAS, Nan Rothfuss will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, Hank, 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 Nancy Houck Rothfuss, a vibrant member of the Newport News community; 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 Nancy Houck Rothfuss as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.