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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 317 Offered January 19, 2021 Celebrating the life of Walter Lowrie Martin III. ---------- Patron-- Deeds ----------

WHEREAS, Walter Lowrie Martin III, a hardworking dairy farmer and an active member of the Rockbridge County community, died on November 8, 2020; and

WHEREAS, at a young age, Walter “Bud” Martin developed a passion for agriculture that endured throughout his entire life; and

WHEREAS, a longtime member of the Brownsburg Ruritan Club, Bud Martin held several leadership roles in the organization over the years and was the pit master for the club’s chicken barbecues, earning accolades in the community for his delicious homemade sauce; and

WHEREAS, Bud Martin was a talented storyteller who relished opportunities to share his lifetime of wisdom with others; he strove to be a role model for young people in the community and brightened the days of friends and neighbors through his sense of humor and ever-present smile; and

WHEREAS, Bud Martin enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community at New Providence Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon, an elder, and a member of the cemetery committee; he also enjoyed sharing his joyful faith with the congregation through song as a member of the choir; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by his beloved wife, Edith, Bud Martin will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Mary Lynn, Judy, and James, and their families; 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 Walter Lowrie Martin III, a well-known farmer and community leader in Rockbridge County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Walter Lowrie Martin III as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.