SJ 21 — Celebrating the life of the Honorable William Tayloe Murphy, Jr.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22100293D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

21 OfferedE January 12, 2022 N Prefiled January 11, 2022 T Celebrating the life of the Honorable Wil––––––––––eWilliam Tayloe Murphy, Jr.

N R Patrons––Stuart,Agreed Barker,to Boysko,by Deeds,the Hackworth,House Hanger,of Hashmi,Delegates, Howell,January Lewis,24, Mason,2022 McClellan,O McDougle,WHEREAS, McPike,the Peake,Honorable Ruff,William Saslaw,Tayloe SpruillMurphy, Jr., a champion for environmental conservation L who served as a member of the House of Delegates and Surovell;as Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, died L on WHEREAS, a native of Emmerton, Tayloe Murphy attended Warsaw High School and graduated E from Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg;

Delegates:

Adams, D.M., Avoli, Bulova, Carr, Convirs-Fowler, Davis, Fowler, Glass, Hope, Jenkins, Keam, Kory, MaldonDdo, McGuire, Orrock, Ransone, Rasoul, Reid, Roem, Scott, P.A., Simonds, Ware, Watts, Willett, Wright and Wyatt U –––––––––– C WHEREAS, the Honorable William Tayloe Murphy, Jr., a champion for environmental conservation on September 15, 2021;

andthe House of Delegates and as Virginia Secretary of Natural ResourcesE died WHEREAS, a native of Emmerton, Tayloe Murphy attended Warsaw High School and graduated D from Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg;

and D WHEREAS, during his time with the United States Navy, Tayloe Murphy was stationed aboard the USS Newport News and served on the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic for the North AtlanticAtlWHEREAS, Treatyafter Organization;his honorable discharge, Tayloe Murphy pursued a law degree from the University of Virginia, then joined the firm Hunton & Williams in Richmond;

andhe WHEREAS,subsequently afterreturned hishome honorableto discharge, Tayloe Murphy pursued a law degree from the University the Northern Neck, where he settled at King Copsico Farm in Westmoreland County and focused histohis legal practice on real estate, tax law, and trust and estate planning;

and 2J WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service to the community, Tayloe Murphy ran for and was 1 elected to the House of Delegates and represented the residents of the Northern Neck in the 99th District from 1982 to 2000;

and R WHEREAS, Tayloe Murphy introduced and supported many important pieces of legislation to benefit all Virginians;

and :appointed to serve as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the Virginia Codehe was also Commission, as well as the chair of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission during its two-year review of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality;

31and WHEREAS, in recognition2002, of Tayloe Murphy'sMurphy experience and considerable expertise, he was also 32 appointed toby serveGovernor asMark aWarner member of the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the Virginia Code 33 Commission, as wellSecretary as the chair of theNatural JointResources Legislative Audit and Reviewproudly Commissionserved during its 34 two-year review of the VirginiaCommonwealth Departmentin ofthat Environmentalcapacity Quality;until 2006;

and Naturaland Resourcesprofessional organizations, including as chair of the Westmoreland County Planning Commission and proudlyWestmoreland servedCounty Board of Zoning Appeals, president of the CommonwealthWestmoreland inRuritan thatClub, capacitya untildirector 2006;of the Northern Neck State Bank, and a member of the Southern Growth Policies Board, the Northern Neck Historical Society, the Menokin Foundation, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Association;

andofandr WHEREAS,Association, throughout his career, Tayloe Murphy served on numerous other local and state civic and professional organizations, including as chair of the WestmorelandCouncil County Planning Commission and Westmoreland County Board of Zoning Appeals, president of the WestmorelandVirginia Ruritan Club, a director of the Northern Neck State Bank,Bar, and a member of the SouthernAmerican GrowthBar PoliciesWHEREAS, Board,in theall Northernhis Neckendeavors, HistoricalTayloe Society,Murphy theserved Menokin Foundation, the ChesapeakeCommonwealth Baywith Foundation, the Northernutmost Neckintegrity Bar Association, the Council of the Virginia State Bar, and thededication; American Bar Association;

and integrity and dedication;

and WHEREAS, predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Helen, Tayloe Murphy will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his daughter, Anne, and her family;

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 William Tayloe Murphy, Jr., a passionate advocate for theRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for and, be it SJ21 2 of 2 presentation to the family of the Honorable William Tayloe Murphy, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.