HR 55 — Celebrating the life of Helen Marie Taylor.

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55 OfferedE February 24, 2022 N Celebrating the life of Helen Marie Taylor.

TN Patrons––Freitas,Agreed Wareto andby Williamsthe House of Delegates, March 7, 2022 R ––––––––––O WHEREAS, Helen Marie Taylor, an accomplished theater professional, noteworthy historic O preservationist and advocate, and beloved member of the Orange County community, died on JanuarDJanuary 25,L 2022;25,WHEREAS, a native of Waco, Texas, Helen Marie Taylor attended Baylor University and the Royal L Academy of Dramatic Art in London before serving her country admirably as entertainment director of E the Seventh United States Army during and after World War II;

and WHEREAS, afollowing nativeher ofservice, Waco, Texas, Helen Marie Taylor attendedpursued Bayloran Universityacting andcareer the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in LondonNew beforeYork, servingD hertaught countryShakespearean admirablydrama asat entertainment directoC of the SeventhAmerican UnitedAcademy Statesof ArmyDramatic duringArts; and after World War II;

andandlia earning a Best Young Actress Award for her exceptional portrayal of Ophelia in Hamlet, and later taughtWHEREAS, ShakespeareanHelen dramaTaylor atmarried theher Americansixth Academycousin, ofJaquelin DramaticE. Arts;

and D WHEREAS, Helen Taylor married her sixth cousin, Jaquelin E.

and WHEREAS, Helen Taylor lived on Monument Avenue in Richmond for more than 40 years and in 1968 was single-handedly responsible for saving the historic street's original asphalt blocks as she stoodstoHd down pavers with the city that were preparing to resurface the road;

and UnitedR StatesWHEREAS, delegateHelen toMarie theTaylor Unitedwas Nationsappointed Educational,by Scientific,President andRonald CulturalW. Organization meeting in Paris in 1983 and as a United States representative to the United Nations in 1986;

Reagan to serve as the 5 United States delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization meeting R in WHEREAS, Helen Marie Taylor was a passionate patron of the arts who founded and supported 5 several notable theater companies, including the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut, Theatre Louisville, the Dallas Theatre Center, and the Association of Producing Artists in New York;

and WHEREAS, Helen Marie Taylor's leadership in the arts community included service on the board of governors of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London for more than a half-century and as chair of WHEREAS, Helen Marie Taylor has given generously of her time and expertise to many local civic organizations, serving as a council member for the NationalAmerican EndowmentAuditions forCommittee; the Humanities, as president of the James Monroe Memorial Foundation for nearly 25 years, as founder and president of the James Madison Museum, and as a member of the Dolley Madison Garden Club;

and :WHEREAS, Helen Marie Taylor has given generously of her time and expertise to many local civic organizations, serving as a council member for the National Endowment for the Humanities, as president Madison Museum, and as a member of the Dolley Madison Garden Club;

35andr and president of the James WHEREAS, a recognized leader and advocate of historic preservation and restoration efforts in the 36 Commonwealth, Helen Taylor opened The Helen Marie Taylor Museum of Waco, Texas, to educate 37 visitors on the history of her hometown;

and 38 WHEREAS, Helen Marie Taylor has received many awards and accolades as a testament to her American Revolution and the inaugural Friends of Montpelier Lifetime Membership award from the of the Montpelier Foundation;

and her sons, Jaquelin and Ralph, Helen Marie Taylor will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her sons, Howelltherefore, andbe George;ite;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Helen Marie Taylor, a cherished member of the Orange County community whose dedication to the arts, local hisRESOLVEDhistory, FURTHER,and That the Clerkfounding ofprinciples the House of Delegatesour preparecountry atouched copycountless oflives; this resolution for presentation to the family of Helen Marie Taylor as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for her memory.

and, be it for presentation to the family of Helen Marie Taylor as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for her memory.