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2023 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 367
Celebrating the life of John F. Swart, Jr.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2023
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 22, 2023

 

WHEREAS, John F. Swart, Jr., of Oakton, a respected member of the Fairfax County community who owned several champion standardbred racing horses, died on January 28, 2022; and

WHEREAS, John Swart joined many of the other young men of his generation in service to the nation during World War II and participated in the Normandy landings on D-Day in 1944; and

WHEREAS, after the war, John Swart worked as a certified public accountant and businessman in Fairfax County for more than 60 years; and

WHEREAS, John Swart was well-known in the equestrian community as a successful owner and breeder of standardbred horses and won numerous events in Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, among John Swart’s most notable horses were stakes winners Pride of Windswept, Tara Windswept, Rebel Windswept, Miss Fairfax, and Czar Windswept, along with stakes producers Allwin Beauty and Sprocket Hanover; and

WHEREAS, predeceased by one son, James, John Swart will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Sarah; his children, Lucy and Jay, and their families; his wife’s children, Constance, Ralph, and Gordon, 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 John F. Swart, Jr.; and, be it

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