Bill Text: VA SJR435 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 435 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Suzanne Curry McBride.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-03 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ435ER) [SJR435 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-SJR435-Enrolled.html

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 435 Celebrating the life of Suzanne Curry McBride.

Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2019

WHEREAS, Suzanne Curry McBride, a respected educator and wildlife conservationist and a beloved wife, mother, friend, and volunteer in Virginia Beach, died on December 31, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Suzanne McBride was a 1968 graduate of Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico County and a graduate of Longwood University in Farmville; after earning her master's degree in early childhood education from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, she taught kindergarten in Hampton Roads for 20 years, until her retirement in 1989; and

WHEREAS, in 1996, Suzanne McBride began working with Wildlife Response, Inc., caring for injured and orphaned animals throughout Hampton Roads as a wildlife rehabilitator for 22 years and rising to the positions of vice president and director of rehabilitative services; and

WHEREAS, Suzanne McBride was a nationally respected authority on river otters and beavers and provided consultations and lectures to wildlife centers and rehabilitators throughout the United States; and

WHEREAS, Suzanne McBride also shared her expertise with students, traveling to elementary schools to educate young people on native Virginia wildlife; and

WHEREAS, Suzanne McBride dedicated her life to the pursuit of education, care of wildlife, and the best interests of her community and her family; and

WHEREAS, Suzanne McBride brought joy to everyone she met, and she will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband of 30 years, Pat; her daughter, Kristen; 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 Suzanne Curry McBride; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Suzanne Curry McBride as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.