SJ 76 — Celebrating the life of the Honorable Linwood A. Holton, Jr.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22101947D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

76 E N Offered January 27, 2022 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Lin––––––––––lton,Linwood Jr.A.

THolton, Patrons––Reeves,Jr. Barker, Bell, Boysko, Chase, Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Ebbin, EdwarRs, Favola, Hanger, Hashmi, Howell, Mason, McClellan, McDougle, McPike, Ruff, Saslaw, Spruill, Stuart and Surovell;

Delegates:Agreed to by the Senate, February 3, 2022 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 7, 2022 O L ushered in a new era of competitive two-party politics in the Commonwealth, died on October 28, 2021;

Adams,and D.M.,L Austin,WHEREAS, Avoli,a Bagby,native Brewer,of Bulova,Big Carr,Stone Cherry,Gap, Clark,Linwood Convirs-Fowler,Holton Davis,dreamed Fariss,of Fowler,becoming Hope,a Keam,public Kilgore,servant Krizek,from LaRock,E MaldonadoDother Morefield,young Murphy,men Orrock,of Plum,his Rasoul,generation Reid,in Roem,service Scott,to P.A.,the Sewell,nation Sickles,as Simon,a Simonds,member Sullivan,of Walker,the Wampler,United Watts,States Willett,Navythe WilliamsD andduring WiltWorld UWar WHEREAS,II; the Honorable Linwood A.

Holton,and Jr.,WHEREAS, Linwood Holton continued his military service during the 61stAllied Governoroccupation of Virginia,Japan, whosethen electionCattended usheredHarvard Law School and returned to the Commonwealth to practice law in athe newRoanoke eraareWHEREAS, ofLinwood competitiveHolton two-partycame politicsto prominence in the Commonwealth,Republican diedParty onas Octobera 28,E2021;champion for school integration and the civil rights movement;

and WHEREAS, a native of Big Stone Gap, Linwood Holton dreamed of becoming a public servant fromD a young age, and after graduatingan fromunsuccessful Washingtonrun andfor LeeGovernor University in 1944,1965, he joineddefeated manyWilliam ofC. the other young men of his generation in service to the nation as a member of the United States Navy during World War II;

andBattle thenin attended1969 Harvardto Lawbecome Schoolthe andfirst returnedGovernor toof theVirginia Commonwealthfrom tothe practiceRepublican lawParty insince the RoanokeS area;Reconstruction era;

and WHEREAS,6 Linwoodexecutive Holtoncabinet cameand toincreased prominencehiring inof thewomen Republican Party as a champion for school integration and theminorities civilin rightsstate movement;government;

afterhe analso unsuccessfulcreated runtheR Virginia Governor's Schools Program, provided the first state funds for Governorcommunity inmental 1965,health hecenters, dSfeatedand Williamwas C.a champion for the restoration and conservation of the Commonwealth's waterways;

Battleand children in 1969formerly toall-Black becomepublic theschools firstin GovernorRichmond; of Virginia from the Republican Party si6ce the Reconstruction era;

and WHEREAS,efforts amongand hisvoluntarily manyenrolled achievements,his LinwoodWHEREAS, Holtonafter laidcompleting thehis foundationterm foras theGovernor, modernLinwood VirginiaHolton Governor'sserved Schoolsas Program,Assistant providedSecretary theof firstState state funds for communityLegislative mentalAffairs healthatedunder the centers,Nixon andadministration, wasthen apracticed championlaw forwith the restorationfirm andMcCandlish conservationHolton; of the Commonwealth's waterways;

and WHEREAS,Technology Linwoodand HoltonAmtrak wasand played a pioneerrole in schoolthe integrationestablishment effortsof andthe voluntarilyMetropolitan enrolledWashington hisAirports childrenAuthority; in formerly all-Black public schools in Richmond;

and WHEREAS, aftera completingman hisof termdeep asand Governor,abiding faith, Linwood Holton servedwas asa Assistantmember Secretary of StatePresbyterian forchuWHEREAS, Legislative Affairs under the Nixon administration, then practiced law with the firm 30 McCWHEREAS, Linwood Holton alsowill offeredbe hisfondly leadershipremembered and expertisegreatly tomissed theby Centerhis forwife Innovative 31 Technology and Amtrak and played a role in the establishment of the68 Metropolitanyears, WashingtonVirginia; Airports / 32 Authority;

and / 33 WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Linwood Holton was a member of Presbyterian 34 churches throughout Virginia and often held leadership roles in his congregations;

and WHEREAS, Linwood Holton will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 68 years, Virginia;

and numerous other family memRESOLVEDmembers, byfriends, theand Senate,colleagues; the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of the Honorable Linwood A.

Holton,now, Jr.,therefore, abe formerit GovernorRESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby Virginia and highly admired community leader;

and, be ititd RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of the Honorable Linwood A.

Holton, Jr., a former Governor of RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of the Honorable Linwood A.