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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 461 Commending Benny and Susie Lohr.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 20, 1995 Agreed to by the Senate, January 26, 1995

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

WHEREAS, the Lohr siblings won national titles in jumping and tricks competitions in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and have continued winning numerous state and Eastern Regional titles; and

WHEREAS, Benny Lohr won one of four positions on the 1994 U.S. Junior Olympic team, leading the team to victories in international competitions in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Medellin, Colombia; and

WHEREAS, Benny Lohr won his fourth overall title at the 55th National Water Ski Championships in Florida in 1994, 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 Sports Illustrated for Kids; and

WHEREAS, Benny and Susie Lohr have been honor roll students and outstanding soccer players while continuing their training for water skiing competition; 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.