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1996 SESSION
WHEREAS, Walter Wheaton, Jr., a successful Roanoke businessman and two-term member of the Virginia Council on Human Rights, died on January 15, 1996; and
WHEREAS, a veteran of both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy, Walter Wheaton retired in 1973 as a major in the Army Reserves; and
WHEREAS, the owner of W. L. Wheaton Plumbing & Heating for 44 years, Walter Wheaton felt a strong responsibility to his community, which he served in a number of ways; and
WHEREAS, Walter Wheaton was appointed by Governor Gerald Baliles to the Council on Human Rights, served on the Roanoke Board of Zoning Appeals and volunteered to work with young people at the YMCA Family Center; and
WHEREAS, long active in the First Baptist Church, Walter Wheaton was named Father of the Year in 1977, served as superintendent and teacher at the Sunday school, and served on the board of trustees for 45 years; and
WHEREAS, Walter Wheaton was recognized as Black Businessman of the Year by the Roanoke chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1990; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of an exceptional citizen of Roanoke, Walter Wheaton, Jr.; 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 Walter Wheaton, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.