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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 734 Offered February 2, 2021 Celebrating the life of Thelonius Leander Wood. ----------
Patrons-- McQuinn, Adams, D.M., Bagby, Carr, Convirs-Fowler, Delaney, Heretick, Hope, Rasoul, Reid, Scott, Simonds and Ware; Senator: Spruill
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WHEREAS, Thelonius Leander Wood, a highly admired member of the Richmond community, died on November 13, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Thelonius Leander “Lonnie” Wood attended Richmond Public Schools and Smithdeal-Massey Business College; and

WHEREAS, Lonnie Wood possessed a wide range of professional knowledge and skills, having worked in computer manufacturing, office supply management, and warehouse furniture management; he was well-known by family and friends for his ability to assemble or fix anything easily; and

WHEREAS, for 12 years, Lonnie Wood worked for First Transit, which contracts with Richmond’s GRTC Transit System to provide specialized transportation services; and

WHERAS, Lonnie Wood’s passion for music led him to establish Wood Entertainment and Sound, which provided entertainment equipment and DJs for local events; and

WHEREAS, Lonnie Wood was a founding member of the Old School Midlothian Village Reunion, a member of the Richmond branch of the NAACP, and a former member of the Richmond Crusade for Voters; and

WHEREAS, Lonnie Wood will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 33 years, Sylvia, and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Thelonius Leander Wood; 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 Thelonius Leander Wood as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.