VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2021 SESSION

• history | pdf | print version

21103434D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 303 Offered February 2, 2021 Commending Jack Gray. ---------- Patrons-- Gooditis, Delaney, Reid and Subramanyam ----------

WHEREAS, Jack Gray of Ashburn achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, in 2020; and

WHEREAS, only a limited number of Scouts meet the standards of excellence necessary to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout; Jack Gray met the requirements of earning 23 merit badges, demonstrating Scout spirit and leadership in his troop, and planning and completing a service project; and

WHEREAS, for his Eagle Scout service project, Jack Gray chose to clean and restore an abandoned cemetery he had previously discovered while hiking in Brambleton Regional Park; and

WHEREAS, Jack Gray contacted officials from NOVA Parks to learn the history of the 4,200-acre plot, known as the Lyons Family Cemetery, which contains headstones dating from the Civil War to World War I representing members of several Loudoun County families; and

WHEREAS, Jack Gray sought expertise from Jim Short, the owner of a gravestone restoration business, and coordinated with fellow members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 51 to complete the project, which took place over the course of 10 months; and

WHEREAS, Jack Gray’s project included the restoration of a stone fence and a wrought iron fence, landscaping, the placement of informative signage, and the meticulous identification, cleaning, and restoration of gravestones; and

WHEREAS, Jack Gray set an excellent example for fellow young people in Ashburn and helped protect and preserve the history and heritage of the community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Jack Gray hereby be commended on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jack Gray as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his commitment to community service.