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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 444 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Oliver A. Pollard, Jr.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2019

 

WHEREAS, the Honorable Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., an esteemed judge, greatly admired native and resident of Petersburg, and beloved husband and father, died on June 10, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., was born in Petersburg in 1932; he graduated from Petersburg High School, attended St. Christopher’s School, and then graduated from the University of Virginia in 1954; and

WHEREAS, following service in the United States Army Counter Intelligence Corps, Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., earned a degree from T.C. Williams Law School of the University of Richmond in 1959; and

WHEREAS, Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., was an attorney, and later made a partner with White, Hamilton, Wyche and Shell, in Petersburg, while serving on the board of the Petersburg Savings and American Trust Co., the Hospital Authority of the City of Petersburg, the YMCA, the United Fund, and the Area Heart Fund; and

WHEREAS, following in the footsteps of his father, who had served as a judge, Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., became a judge of the Petersburg Circuit Court in 1972, and served with distinction for 29 years; and

WHEREAS, after his retirement, Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., remained active in numerous civic issues and projects in Petersburg, and spent his free time oil painting, building furniture, playing golf, gardening, supporting historic preservation, and writing Under the Blue Ledge, a history of Nelson County; and

WHEREAS, Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Elizabeth; his children, Trip, Mary, John, and Ed, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Oliver A. Pollard, Jr.; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Oliver A. Pollard, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his community contributions and respect for his memory.