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1997 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 265
On the death of Susan Bontecou DuVal.

Agreed to by the Senate, January 16, 1997
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 16, 1997

WHEREAS, Susan Bontecou DuVal of McLean, a well-known artist and the wife of former Senator Clive L. DuVal 2nd, died on January 4, 1997; and

WHEREAS, a native of New York and a graduate of Vassar College, Susan DuVal moved to the Washington area during World War II, working for the Office of Strategic Services; and

WHEREAS, Susan DuVal studied art at American University in Washington, D.C., and exhibited her paintings in the Northern Virginia area; and

WHEREAS, Susan DuVal was a director of the Emerson Gallery in McLean, a trustee of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, and a director of the McLean Project for the Arts, which recently honored her for her work; and

WHEREAS, long interested in environmental causes, Susan DuVal was a member of the Nature Conservancy, the Natural Resource Defense Council, and the Environmental Defense Fund; and

WHEREAS, a woman of varied interests, great energy, and considerable talent, Susan DuVal will be sorely missed by her many friends and colleagues in Northern Virginia, Richmond, and throughout the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly note with sadness the passing of Susan Bontecou DuVal, a lady of surpassing grace, wit, and talent; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Susan Bontecou DuVal as an expression of the General Assembly's great respect for her memory.