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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 734
Celebrating the life of Thelonius Leander Wood.
 
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 4, 2021
Agreed to by the Senate, February 11, 2021
 

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.