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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 274 Offered February 1, 2021 Celebrating the life of Samuel Stephen Banner. ---------- Patrons-- Wampler and O'Quinn ----------

WHEREAS, Samuel Stephen Banner, a highly admired educator, school administrator, coach, and community leader in Russell County, died on January 1, 2021; and

WHEREAS, born in Radford, Samuel Stephen “Steve” Banner lived most of his life in Castlewood, where he graduated from Castlewood High School; he earned a bachelor’s degree from Lincoln Memorial University and a master’s degree from the University of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Steve Banner served young people for 54 years as a teacher, administrator, and coach with Russell County Public Schools; while working as a teacher at his alma mater, he coached the Castlewood High School baseball team to a state championship victory in 1971; and

WHEREAS, Steve Banner subsequently served as principal of Clinch River Elementary School and Castlewood High School and director of alternative education and regional alternative education director for Russell County Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, Steve Banner offered his leadership and expertise to the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission, the Russell County Industrial Development Authority, and the Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission, among other organizations; and

WHEREAS, Steve Banner served as chair of the Russell County Democratic Party for 30 years and represented the community as a delegate at regional and state conventions; and

WHEREAS, Steve Banner will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Rita Jo; his children, William and Robin, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Samuel Stephen Banner; 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 Samuel Stephen Banner as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.