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SESSION INTRODUCED 22100474D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
SESSION ENROLLED SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
65 N Offered January 20, 2022 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Fra––––––––––argrove, Sr.
65 E Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr.
T Patrons––Dunnavant, Barker, Bell, Boysko, Chase, Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Ebbin, Edwards, R Hackworth, Hanger, Hashmi, Kiggans, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McDougle, McPike, Morrissey, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Reeves, Ruff, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Stuart, Suetterlein, Surovell and Vogel;
N Agreed to by the Senate, February 3, 2022 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 7, 2022 O WHEREAS, the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr., a former member of the House of Delegates L County, died on October 16, 2021;
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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, Fariss and WyattD –––––––––– WHEREAS, the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr., a former member of the House of Delegates U County, died on October 16, 2021;
he was a standout football player at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, then joined the United States Army after graduation in 1945 and served as part of the Allied D occWHEREAS, after completing his military service, Frank Hargrove attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on a football scholarship and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration;
andn the Commonwealth and had a transformative impact on HanoCer WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove developed a love of travel at a young age and began learning to fly E airplanes as a teenager;
he was best known in his college years for his daring exploits in his private plane, including once landing in the middle of campus;
he was a standout football player at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, then joined the United States Army after graduation in 1945 and served as part of the Allied occupation of Japan;
and one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the Commonwealth, A.W.
and WHEREAS, after completing his military service, Frank Hargrove attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on a football scholarship and earned a bachelor's degree in business including once landing in the middle of campus;
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andars for his daring exploits in his private plane, WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove pursued a career in the insurance business and established what became one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the Commonwealth, A.W.
and 6 WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove continued flying, and even spotted his beloved family home, Cool E Water, from the air;
Hargrove Insurance Agency;
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 ran for and was elected to the House of Delegates and represented the residents of the 55th District from 1982 to 2010;
and S WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove continued flying, and even spotted his beloved family home, Cool 5 Water, from the air;
and WHEREAS, during his tenure as a state lawmaker, Frank Hargrove introduced and supported many the death penalty;
in the late 1960s, he worked with a group of friends to promote the establishment of Hanover County Municipal Airport, the airfield at which is now named in his honor;
he served on the Commerce and Labor Committee, the Privileges and Electionsbolition of Committee, and the Rules Committee;
and elected to the House of Delegates and represented the residents of the 55th District from 1982 to 2010;
and WHEREAS, Frank Hargrove was a longtime champion for the Virginia War Memorial and played an instrumental role in the restoration of the Shrine of Memory and other facilities;
and WHEREAS, during his tenure as a state lawmaker, Frank Hargrove introduced and supported many important pieces of legislation to benefit all Virginians and was a staunch advocate for the abolition of the death penalty;
he also led fundraising effWHEREAS, Frank Hargrove proudly volunteered his leadership and expertise to many other organizations, including the governing bodies of Ferrum College and Randolph-Macon College;
he served on the Commerce and Labor Committee, the Privileges and Elections Committee, and the Rules Committee;
and WHEREAS, in addition to his passion for flying, Frank Hargrove was a self-taught sailor who served as commodore of the Fishing Bay Yacht Club and competed in regattas throughout the United 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;
and remembered and greatly missed by his children, Dale, Frank Jr., Stewart, and Wellesley, and their families;
andWHEREAS, 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;
now, therefore, be it 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's respect for his memory.Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr., as an expression of the General
and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.
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