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2019 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 722
Celebrating the life of Richard Mimms Lee, M.D.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 21, 2019
Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Richard Mimms Lee, M.D., who served generations of Hanover County families as a pediatrician and general physician, died on August 21, 2018; and

WHEREAS, a native of Richmond, Richard Lee graduated from St. Christopher’s School and attended Hampden-Sydney College, then earned a medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Richard Lee practiced pediatric and general medicine in the Ashland and Hanover County communities for more than 40 years and demonstrated incomparable care for the health and wellness of his patients; and

WHEREAS, an advocate for the importance of physical fitness, Richard Lee was an avid cyclist who completed many long-distance cycling trips with family and friends; and

WHEREAS, Richard Lee enjoyed fellowship and worship within his community as a longtime member of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by his first wife, Cynthia, and two children, Ann and Stanton, Richard Lee will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Beverly, and her children; his sons, Richard and Andrew, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Richard Mimms Lee, M.D., a highly admired medical professional in Ashland; 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 Richard Mimms Lee, M.D., as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.