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2014 SPECIAL SESSION I

14200139D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5056
Offered April 17, 2014
Commending James Andrew Ashe.
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Patrons-- Keam; Senator: Petersen
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WHEREAS, James Andrew Ashe, assistant Scoutmaster with Boy Scouts of America Troop 1539 in Vienna and community volunteer, earned the 2014 Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America National Capital Area Council; and

WHEREAS, the highest Scouting award given at the local level, the Silver Beaver award recognizes volunteers for their dedicated leadership of Scouts and service to youths in the community; and

WHEREAS, James “Jim” Andrew Ashe earned his Eagle Scout badge with Troop 501 in Houston, Texas, and later served on the summer camp staff of Explorer Post 1984; he went on to hold numerous leadership positions, including Den Leader, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, and Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner; and

WHEREAS, Jim Ashe currently serves as a member of the training team and as assistant Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner for the George Mason District, and he recently offered his leadership as a Scoutmaster at the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia; and

WHEREAS, a professional engineer and a professional geologist, Jim Ashe works on construction-related environmental projects and strives to pass along his love of both science and the outdoors to his Scouts; and

WHEREAS, active in his community, Jim Ashe serves as a confirmation instructor at his church and as the head timer for the Vienna Woods summer swim program; and

WHEREAS, Jim Ashe and his wife of 23 years, Carolyn, are the proud parents of two sons, both of whom carried on the family tradition of service to the community through Scouting; and

WHEREAS, Jim Ashe and the 21 other members of the 2014 Silver Beaver class were recognized for their achievements at the council’s Court of Honor dinner on April 3, 2014; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend James Andrew Ashe on receiving the 2014 Silver Beaver award for his many contributions to Scouting and the Vienna community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to James Andrew Ashe as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his accomplishments and best wishes for the future.