Bill Text: VA HJR5160 | 2014 | 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Hill Carter, Jr., M.D.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-18 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ5160ER) [HJR5160 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HJR5160-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Hill Carter, Jr., M.D., a dedicated physician who touched countless lives in the Ashland community over almost four decades, retired in 2014; and WHEREAS, Hill Carter followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and became a physician, earning a medical degree from the University of Virginia in the 1970s; and WHEREAS, after training at what is now Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Dr. Carter returned to Ashland—where his grandfather had served the community as a country doctor—and began a rewarding career with Ashland Medical Center; and WHEREAS, a tireless caregiver, Dr. Carter saw an average of 20 patients each day; he focused on providing individual, personal care and built strong relationships with all of his patients; and WHEREAS, over the course of his 39-year career as a family practitioner, Dr. Carter saw and adapted to numerous changes in the medical field; and WHEREAS, Dr. Carter is an exemplar of the professionalism, hard work, and commitment to the members of the community displayed by doctors and health care workers throughout the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Hill Carter, Jr., M.D., for his diligent service to the Ashland community on the occasion of his well-earned retirement; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Hill Carter, Jr., M.D., as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his contributions to the Ashland community and best wishes on a happy retirement. |