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1996 SESSION

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 15 Commending Margaret Louise Hawkins Leynes.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 1996

WHEREAS, for over 22 years, Margaret Louise Hawkins Leynes has rendered invaluable service to the Clerk's Office of the House of Delegates; and

WHEREAS, a native of Newport News, Margie Leynes graduated from Hampton High School and attended Longwood College and Virginia Tech; and

WHEREAS, before beginning her employment with the House Clerk's Office, Margie Leynes served as secretary to the Comptroller of Virginia Tech for four years; and

WHEREAS, in 1974, Margie Leynes joined the House Clerk's staff as secretary to three House members and became a payroll clerk in 1977, Fiscal Officer in 1978, and Deputy Clerk and Fiscal Officer in 1979; and

WHEREAS, after serving as Deputy Clerk for Fiscal and Support Services in 1985 and 1986, Margie Leynes moved to her current position as Deputy Clerk for Administrative Services in 1987; and

WHEREAS, Margie Leynes has been actively involved in staff development, including the continuing education and training of the staff of the House Clerk's Office; and

WHEREAS, during her years with the House of Delegates, Margie Leynes has served with two Clerks of the House of Delegates, Joseph H. Holleman, Jr., and Bruce F. Jamerson, and with three Speakers, John Warren Cooke, A. L. Philpott and Thomas W. Moss, Jr.; and

WHEREAS, Margie Leynes has been a member of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries since 1982 and in 1984 attended the Virginia Executive Institute; and

WHEREAS, Margie Leynes will retire from the House of Delegates on June 30, 1996; and

WHEREAS, a soft-spoken but singularly effective worker who is always willing to listen, Margie Leynes has earned the respect and admiration of her co-workers and the hundreds of members of the House of Delegates she has served so faithfully; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Margaret Louise Hawkins Leynes be commended for her many years of dedicated and devoted service to the House of Delegates; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Margaret Louise Hawkins Leynes as an expression of the House of Delegates' gratitude for her invaluable service and best wishes for a long and fulfilling retirement.