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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 823 Celebrating the life of Ethel Ann Grandy.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 21, 2023 Agreed to by the Senate, February 23, 2023

 

WHEREAS, Ethel Ann Grandy, a vibrant member of the Norfolk community and a beloved daughter and sister, died on January 5, 2023; and

WHEREAS, born in the former Norfolk County, Ann Grandy graduated from the former Crestwood High School in what is now Chesapeake; and

WHEREAS, Ann Grandy continued her education at North Carolina Central University, then began a long career in federal government with the United States Census Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Ann Grandy subsequently worked for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, from which she retired as a member of the senior executive service; and

WHEREAS, Ann Grandy later settled in Hampton Roads and served as an assistant to the president of Old Dominion University; and

WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, Ann Grandy attended Little Zion Baptist Church in her youth, and after returning to Hampton Roads, she was a devout member of New Life Church, where she served as an usher and the leader of the Victorious Christian Living group; and

WHEREAS, Ann Grandy’s greatest joy in life was her beloved family, and she was a compassionate caregiver to her 100-year-old mother, Ethel Lee Grandy, better known in the community as Mother Grandy; and

WHEREAS, Ann Grandy will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her mother, Ethel Lee; her siblings, Eva, Brenda, Lillian, Lisa, and George, Jr.; 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 Ethel Ann Grandy; 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 Ethel Ann Grandy as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.