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2020 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 138
Celebrating the life of Gregory Alan Krause.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 27, 2020
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 2, 2020

 

WHEREAS, Gregory Alan Krause, honorable veteran and longtime member of the Prince William County Police Department, died on January 25, 2020; and

WHEREAS, born in Iowa in 1968, Gregory “Greg” Krause proudly served in the United States Marine Corps for six years, attaining the rank of sergeant; and

WHEREAS, for four years, Greg Krause was on the security detachment of Marine Helicopter Squadron One, or HMX-1, the unit responsible for transporting the president and vice president of the United States and other heads of state and high-ranking officials; and

WHEREAS, a member of the Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) for 25 years, Greg Krause obtained the rank of master police officer and was highly regarded by the agency for his loyalty, positivity, and abilities as an instructor; and

WHEREAS, starting as a patrol officer with the PWCPD’s Eastern District Station in 1995, Greg Krause later served as a field training officer before becoming a firearms instructor at the Prince William County Public Safety Training Academy, where he was most recently range master; and

WHEREAS, a passionate marksmanship educator both on duty and off, Greg Krause trained countless officers over the years, while often giving generously of his time to lead range days for PWCPD retirees and Citizen’s Police Academy attendees; and

WHEREAS, Greg Krause will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife of 29 years, Lori; his son, Grant; his parents, Duane and Sharon; 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 Gregory Alan Krause, who served the country and the Commonwealth admirably as a member of the United States Marine Corps and the Prince William County Police Department; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Gregory Alan Krause as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.