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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 386
Offered February 2, 2021
Celebrating the life of Sara Lu P. Snyder.
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WHEREAS, Sara Lu P. Snyder, the first executive director of the Alleghany Highlands Arts Council and an active and beloved member of the Covington community, died on January 5, 2021; and

WHEREAS, born in Richmond and raised in Covington, Sara Lu Snyder graduated from Covington High School in 1955 and subsequently earned a bachelor’s degree from Agnes Scott College and a master’s degree in speech pathology from the University of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Sara Lu Snyder joined the board of the Alleghany Highlands Arts Council in 1965 and later served as the organization’s first executive director in the 1970s and as its president from 1978 to 1988; and

WHEREAS, as a leader of the Alleghany Highlands Arts Council, Sara Lu Snyder played an instrumental role in attracting world-renowned performers and artists to the region and implementing effective arts education programs in area schools; and

WHEREAS, Sara Lu Snyder’s efforts to foster the arts in her community extended beyond her work with the Alleghany Highlands Arts Council; she also served on the board of directors of the Garth Newel Music Center and was a founder of Virginia Arts Presenters; and

WHEREAS, valued for her erudite judgment and refined taste, Sara Lu Snyder served the Commonwealth through appointments to various grant panels administered by the Virginia Commission for the Arts; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of her contributions to the cultivation of the arts in her community, Sara Lu Snyder received the Alleghany Highlands Arts Council’s Arts Legacy Award and the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College’s Medallion of Merit Award and was named an Outstanding Alumna of Covington High School; and

WHEREAS, guided throughout her life by her deep and abiding faith, Sara Lu Snyder enjoyed worship and fellowship with her community at First Presbyterian Church of Covington for many years; a talented organist in her own right, she also graciously served as a substitute organist at several churches in the area; and

WHEREAS, Sara Lu Snyder will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her loving husband of 58 years, James; her sons, Meade and Lee, 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 Sara Lu P. Snyder, an esteemed civic and community leader of the Alleghany Highlands region; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Sara Lu P. Snyder as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.