WHEREAS, Alexander Mikhail Gusev, a hardworking employee of the Virginia Beach Department of Public Works who touched countless lives in the community, died on May 31, 2019; and

WHEREAS, a native of Belarus, Alexander "Alex" Gusev came to the United States in 2003 as a student; he attended Tidewater Community College and received a bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University; and

WHEREAS, Alex Gusev completed a college internship with the City of Virginia Beach and was subsequently offered full-time employment with the Virginia Beach Department of Public Works, also completing a rigorous certification process to become a right-of-way agent; and

WHEREAS, over the course of his nine-year career, Alex Gusev was a model professional who treated property owners and members of the public with respect; and

WHEREAS, Alex Gusev maintained strong ties with his home country and often played basketball and soccer with fellow expatriates; and

WHEREAS, Alex Gusev will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his parents, Mikhail and Alena; his brother, Aliaksei, and his family; and numerous other family members, friends, and colleagues at the Virginia Beach Department of Public Works; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Alexander Mikhail Gusev, an active member of the Virginia Beach community and a dedicated civil servant; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Alexander Mikhail Gusev as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.