Bill Text: VA SR153 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating the life of Robert Lee Fultz, Sr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-08 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR153ER) [SR153 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SR153-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Robert Lee Fultz, Sr., a beloved father and grandfather and respected member of the Norton community, died on April 21, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Robert Fultz grew up in the Dorchester community of Wise County and served the nation as a member of the United States Army; during his military service, he was stationed in Germany shortly after the Korean War; and
WHEREAS, Robert Fultz returned to the United States and married his wife, Faye, then moved to Lorain, Ohio, where he was employed by the Ford Motor Company for seven years; and
WHEREAS, Robert Fultz next worked for Eastman Kodak in Sullivan County, Tennessee, for seven years, then returned to the Commonwealth and pursued a 20-year career with the Westmoreland Coal Company; and
WHEREAS, Robert and Faye Fultz were devout members of church communities wherever they lived, often singing in the choir together or volunteering for other activities and ministries; and
WHEREAS, Robert Fultz was most recently a member of Freedom of Worship Church in Norton, and he supported his fellow congregants as a board member, deacon, Sunday school teacher, and carpenter; and
WHEREAS, predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Faye, Robert Fultz will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Michelle, Eddie, Robert, Jr., and Andy, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Robert Lee Fultz, Sr.; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Robert Lee Fultz, Sr., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.
