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2020 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 203
Celebrating the life of Charles Richard Watson.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2020
Agreed to by the Senate, February 20, 2020
 

WHEREAS, Charles Richard Watson, a respected attorney and patriotic veteran in Prince George County, died on June 23, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Charles Watson was a former member of the elite Navy SEALs and retired from the United States Navy as a chief warrant officer 2, having earned a National Defense Service Medal with a Bronze Service Star; and

WHEREAS, Charles Watson served as the Chesterfield County Commonwealth’s Attorney for 11 years, then worked as a criminal defense attorney in the Colonial Heights area; and

WHEREAS, Charles Watson continued to serve his country as a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and supported his fellow veterans as a member of the UDT-SEAL Association; and

WHEREAS, Charles Watson enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community as a member of Westover Episcopal Church in Charles City; and

WHEREAS, Charles Watson will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 62 years, Mary Frances, 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 Charles Richard Watson; 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 Charles Richard Watson as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.