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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 461
Offered January 17, 1995
Commending Benny and Susie Lohr.
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Patrons--Morgan and Orrock; Senator: Cross
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WHEREAS, since the late 1980s, United States water skiing competitions have been dominated by a pair of young Virginians, the brother-and-sister team of Benny and Susie Lohr of Sparta; and

WHEREAS, Benny Lohr was the National Champion in the Boys II Division in both 1989 and 1990, and Susie Lohr won the National Championship in the Girls II Division in 1991; and

WHEREAS, the Lohr siblings also won national titles in jumping and tricks competitions in 1989, 1990, and 1991; and

WHEREAS, Benny Lohr won one of four positions on the U.S. Junior Olympic team, leading the team to victories in international competitions in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Medellin, Colombia; and

WHEREAS, Benny Lohr won the overall title at the 55th National Water Ski Championships in Florida, and Susie Lohr placed a highly creditable third in the girls’ division at the same competition; and

WHEREAS, both of the Lohrs have been featured in local and national publications, including a feature on Susie Lohr in the Sports Illustrated for Kids magazine; and

WHEREAS, the Lohr family of Caroline County has produced two champions, Benny and Susie Lohr, who have placed Virginia firmly on the map of national and international water skiing competition; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly commend and congratulate Benny and Susie Lohr for so brilliantly representing the Commonwealth in national and international water skiing events; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Benny and Susie Lohr in honor of their championship performances in the sport of water skiing.