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20104602D
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 30
Offered February 19, 2020
Celebrating the life of Henry Burgwyn Hundley.
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Patron-- Locke
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WHEREAS, Henry Burgwyn Hundley, a vibrant member of the Richmond community and an employee of the Senate Clerk’s Office, died on August 10, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Henry Hundley grew up in Essex County and graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria; he continued his education at the University of Virginia, where he cultivated a lifelong passion for European history; and

WHEREAS, after relocating to Richmond, Henry Hundley served the Commonwealth by helping to maintain the official record of the Senate of Virginia as a respected member of the Senate Clerk’s Office Journal staff; and

WHEREAS, outside of the legislative session, Henry Hundley visited Europe multiple times, preferring to travel at a leisurely pace and appreciate the unique ambiance of every destination; he especially relished opportunities to complete his transatlantic journeys aboard the ocean liner Queen Mary 2; and

WHEREAS, Henry Hundley was also a longtime member of Westmoreland Players, a community theatre troupe, and appeared in a wide range of productions between 1994 and 2005; and

WHEREAS, Henry Hundley further supported cultural life in Richmond as a founding member of the Art Deco Society of Virginia and regularly won the best-dressed man award at the organization’s annual Gatsby Afternoon Picnic; and

WHEREAS, Henry Hundley will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by numerous family members, friends, and colleagues; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Henry Burgwyn Hundley, a member of the Senate Clerk’s Office and a true gentleman; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Henry Burgwyn Hundley as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s respect for his memory.