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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 249 Offered January 11, 2023 Prefiled January 10, 2023 Celebrating the life of Walker Leland Mitchell. ---------- Patron-- Stanley ----------

WHEREAS, Walker Leland Mitchell of Sontag, a hardworking farmer and a respected member of the Franklin County Board of Supervisors, died on July 30, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Leland Mitchell attended Sontag Elementary School and Franklin County High School; he was a lifelong farmer who farmed tobacco and beef cattle and served as president for the Franklin County Farm Bureau; and

WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service to the community, Leland Mitchell ran for and was elected to the Franklin County Board of Supervisors in 2006; he ably represented the residents of the Snow Creek District and served a term as chair in 2020; and

WHEREAS, outside of his career and public service, Leland Mitchell enjoyed playing slow pitch softball and hunting, and he volunteered his wise leadership to the Sontag Ruritan Club as president; and

WHEREAS, Leland Mitchell will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his loving wife of 58 years, Janet; his children, William, Walter, and Leigh Anne, 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 Walker Leland Mitchell, a dedicated public servant and highly admired member of the Franklin County community; and, be it

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