WHEREAS, Lonnie C. Rich, a respected attorney and community leader in Alexandria, earned the 2014 Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year award; and

WHEREAS, Lonnie Rich began his legal career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he ably represented the Department in a wide range of matters and was responsible for drafting proposed and final regulations under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and

WHEREAS, beginning in 1981, Lonnie Rich practiced law in the City of Alexandria; in 1986, he joined the firm of Rosenthal, Grimaldi & Guggenheim, LLP, and in 1998 he became a name partner when the firm reorganized as Rich, Greenberg, Rosenthal & Costle, LLP; and

WHEREAS, in 2008, Lonnie Rich helped form Rich, Rosenthal, Brincefield, Manitta, Dzubin & Kroeger, LLP; throughout much of his 25-year career, he has focused on helping members of the community with wills, trusts, estate planning, estate administration, real estate, and business; and

WHEREAS, striving to enhance the quality of life of his fellow Alexandria residents, Lonnie Rich served as a former member of the Alexandria City Council, a former member and chair of the board of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, and the chair of the Campagna Center; and

WHEREAS, Lonnie Rich and other representatives of the Alexandria business community will be honored at the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Reception on October 22, 2014, at the George Washington Masonic Memorial; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Lonnie C. Rich on being named the 2014 Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lonnie C. Rich as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his many contributions to the City of Alexandria.