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1999 SESSION
WHEREAS, Malcolm Donald Coe, a former journalist and longtime owner and president of Bassett Printing Corporation, died on December 18, 1998; and
WHEREAS, a native of Connecticut, Malcolm Coe was pursuing a career in journalism when World War II intervened; and
WHEREAS, emerging from the war as a highly decorated lieutenant, Malcolm Coe earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from the University of Missouri and in 1951 bought the Giles County Virginian; and
WHEREAS, four years later Malcolm Coe moved to Bassett and purchased the Henry County Journal, a weekly newspaper he operated for more than 20 years; and
WHEREAS, for more than four decades Malcolm Coe operated Bassett Printing, building the company into a highly successful specialty printer and winning numerous business and trade awards; and
WHEREAS, Malcolm Coe was recently inducted into the Printing Industry of Virginia Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Malcolm Coe was active in the PTA, serving a term as president, and assisted in the publication of the Foresight, Founders and Fortitude, a history of industry in Martinsville and Henry County, and From Dust to Glory, the history of the Martinsville Speedway; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of a fine citizen of the Commonwealth, Malcolm Donald Coe; 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 Malcolm Donald Coe as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.