Bill Text: VA HJR911 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commending Edward D. Fly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ911ER) [HJR911 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-HJR911-Enrolled.html

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 911
Commending Edward D. Fly.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 18, 2019
Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Edward D. Fly, a veteran, civil servant, and dedicated Scoutmaster, has served the Hampton community for more than 60 years; and

WHEREAS, Edward "Ed" D. Fly served his country as a member of the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan as a member of the United States Air Force in the 1960s; he retired from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 1972 after two decades of military service; and

WHEREAS, Ed Fly continued to serve the Commonwealth and the nation as a civilian employee of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center and Fort Monroe in Hampton; and

WHEREAS, Ed Fly is best known in the community as a youth mentor in both the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA; he was one of the founding Scoutmasters of Boy Scout Troop 151 at First United Methodist Church, where he remains an active leader more than 50 years later; and

WHEREAS, Ed Fly continues to lead camping trips and has taught generations of young people how to survive in the wilderness as well as how to give back to their communities; under his leadership, more than 70 Scouts have earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Edward D. Fly for his legacy of contributions to the Hampton community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Edward D. Fly as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his personal and professional achievements in service to the Commonwealth.

feedback