SJ 65 — Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22100474D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

65 NE Offered January 20, 2022 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Fra––––––––––argrove,Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr.

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Delegates:andn the Commonwealth and had a transformative impact on Hanover L WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove developed a love of travel at a young age and began learning to fly E airplanes as a teenager;

Carr,he Farisswas anda WyattDstandout ––––––––––football WHEREAS,player at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, then joined the HonorableUnited FrankStates DuValArmy Hargrove,after Sr.,graduation ain former1945 memberand served as part of the HouseAllied ofD DelegatesoccWHEREAS, Uafter County,completing diedhis military service, Frank Hargrove attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on Octobera 16,football 2021;scholarship and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration;

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heand wasone aof standout football player at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, then joined the Unitedlargest Statesindependent Armyinsurance afteragencies graduation in 1945 and served as part of the AlliedCommonwealth, occupationA.W. of Japan;

and WHEREAS, after completing his military service, Frank Hargrove attendedInsuranceame VirginiaS PolytechnicAgency; Institute and State University on a football scholarship and earned a bachelor's degree in business including once landing in the middle of campus;

andarsand for6 his daring exploits in his private plane, WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove pursuedcontinued aflying, career in the insurance business and establishedeven whatspotted becamehis onebeloved offamily thehome, largestCool independentE insuranceWater, agenciesfrom in the Commonwealth,air; A.W.

in the late 1960s, he worked with a group of friends to promote the establishment R of WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service to the Commonwealth, Frank Hargrove Insuranceran Agency;for and was elected to the House of Delegates and represented the residents of the 55th District from 1982 to 2010;

and S WHEREAS, Frankduring Hargrovehis continuedtenure flying,as anda evenstate spottedlawmaker, hisFrank belovedHargrove familyintroduced home,and Coolsupported 5many Water, from the air;death penalty;

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and electedWHEREAS, toFrank Hargrove was a longtime champion for the HouseVirginia ofWar DelegatesMemorial and representedplayed an instrumental role in the residentsrestoration of the 55thShrine Districtof fromMemory 1982and toother 2010;facilities;

andhe WHEREAS,also duringled hisfundraising tenureeffWHEREAS, as a state lawmaker, Frank Hargrove introducedproudly andvolunteered supportedhis manyleadership importantand piecesexpertise of legislation to benefitmany allother Virginiansorganizations, andincluding wasthe agoverning staunchbodies advocateof forFerrum theCollege abolitionand ofRandolph-Macon theCollege; death penalty;

heand servedWHEREAS, onin theaddition Commerceto andhis Laborpassion Committee,for flying, Frank Hargrove was a self-taught sailor who served as commodore of the PrivilegesFishing andBay ElectionsYacht Committee,Club and competed in regattas throughout the RulesUnited Committee;States;

and WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove was a longtime champion for the Virginia War Memorial and played an 32 efforts to support the construction of the Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center;

ando led fundraising 33 WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove proudly volunteered his leadership and expertise to many other / 34 organizations, including the governing bodies of Ferrum College and Randolph-Macon College;

and / 35 WHEREAS, in addition to his passion for flying, Frank Hargrove was a self-taught sailor who served 36 as commodore of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club and competed in regattas throughout the United States;

andandWHEREAS, predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Oriana, Frank Hargrove will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Dale, Frank Jr., Stewart, and Wellesley, and their families;

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 the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr., a pillar of the Hanover County community;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for Assembly'spresentation respectto forthe hisfamily memory.Honorableof the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.