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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 573 Celebrating the life of Carl E. McAfee.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 30, 2023 Agreed to by the Senate, February 2, 2023

 

WHEREAS, Carl E. McAfee, an honorable veteran, accomplished attorney, and beloved member of the Norton community, died on November 3, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Carl McAfee graduated from Norton High School, where he helped the basketball team win back-to-back state championships in 1947 and 1948, and he later earned degrees from Lincoln Memorial University and the University of Richmond School of Law; and

WHEREAS, after completing law school, Carl McAfee served the country with honor and distinction as a member of the United States Navy, serving as a Judge Advocate General officer at Naval Air Station Pensacola; and

WHEREAS, following his service, Carl McAfee returned to his hometown of Norton and embarked upon a successful career in private practice that would span more than 60 years; and

WHEREAS, Carl McAfee engaged in a wide variety of legal issues throughout his career while serving clients both locally in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Tennessee and internationally in countries as distant as Iran and the former Soviet Union; and

WHEREAS, Carl McAfee was dedicated to the study and the practice of the law and gave generously of his time to mentor new or aspiring attorneys or to assist his colleagues; and

WHEREAS, Carl McAfee took great strength from his faith and was a lifelong member of Norton Presbyterian Church, where he served variously over the years as elder, deacon, trustee, and more; and

WHEREAS, Carl McAfee will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife of 43 years, Julia; his children, Jane, Nancy, Ronald, and Tim, and their families; 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 Carl E. McAfee, a cherished member of the Norton community whose commitment to serving others touched countless lives; 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 Carl E. McAfee as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.