Bill Text: VA SJR231 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commending Myrtle Bailey.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-14 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ231ER) [SJR231 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-SJR231-Enrolled.html

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 231 Commending Myrtle Bailey.   Agreed to by the Senate, March 10, 2010 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 11, 2010  

WHEREAS, Myrtle Bailey is recognized in 2010 for her dedicated service to her community and her fellow citizens; and

WHEREAS, Myrtle Bailey is a longtime resident and cherished member of the Williamsburg community and the wise matriarch of her large and loving family; and

WHEREAS, Myrtle Bailey married her one and only love, Robert "Bob" Bailey, and the hardworking couple owned and operated the local Sunoco Service Station at the corner of Richmond Road and Bypass Road in Williamsburg; and

WHEREAS, the station, a well-known community landmark, attracted thousands of visitors and tourists for the friendly service that could be counted on from Bob and Myrtle Bailey; and

WHEREAS, Myrtle and Bob Bailey, known for their excellent customer service and their steadfast dedication to their customers and the community maintained such a clean station that they were awarded a Station of the Year award that included a trip to Mexico; and

WHEREAS, after retiring from the station, Myrtle Bailey worked as a bus driver, along with her husband, for the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools and then for the Norge Early Education and Development Center, where she still works four days a week as a foster grandmother; and

WHEREAS, always ready to help her neighbors in need, Myrtle Bailey has generously volunteered her time and expertise to many civic organizations over the years; and

WHEREAS, Myrtle Bailey is most of all a devoted and loving nurturer of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild, and there is a first great-great-grandchild on the way; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly commend and congratulate Myrtle Bailey for her longtime service to her community on the occasion of her 90th birthday; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Myrtle Bailey as an expression of the General Assembly's appreciation of her many accomplishments.