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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 221 Commending Shirley Morrow Marshall.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, March 4, 2020 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2020

 

WHEREAS, Shirley Morrow Marshall of Alexandria celebrated her 100th birthday on September 26, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Morrow was born in Middletown Township, New Jersey, the youngest of the three children of Annabel Frost and John Morrow; and

WHEREAS, after graduating from high school, Shirley Morrow worked as a dental assistant for the town dentist and volunteered for the United Service Organizations during World War II; and

WHEREAS, during this time, Shirley Morrow met Donald Marshall, a serviceman whom she would later marry; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Morrow Marshall became a military spouse and the matriarch of a large family, raising four children and six grandchildren in Northern Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Morrow Marshall volunteered for the Veterans Administration during the Vietnam War and later for the American Red Cross; and

WHEREAS, Shirley Morrow Marshall has had a lifetime commitment to promoting the conservation of wildlife and the environment; and

WHEREAS, at the age of 100, Shirley Morrow Marshall continues to knit caps and scarves for people experiencing homelessness and to vote in every local, state, and federal election; and

WHEREAS, over her lifetime, Shirley Morrow Marshall has seen war, peace, and dramatic social change and has adjusted and taken every opportunity to help those around her feel both comfortable and welcome; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Shirley Morrow Marshall on the occasion of her 100th birthday; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Shirley Morrow Marshall as an expression of the General Assembly’s congratulations and admiration for her long and full life.