SR 67 — Celebrating the life of Willie James Moffett.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22107607DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENATOfferedNO. March 10, 2022 N Celebrating the life of Willie James Moffett.

––––––––––67 TE Patron––LockeCelebrating Rthe ––––––––––life Oof WHEREAS, Willie James Moffett,Moffett. a respected public servant and highly admired community leader in Hampton, died on February 1, 2022;

andN DAgreed School;to by the Senate, March 11, 2022 R O in Hampton, died on February 1, 2022;

andcted public servant and highly admired community leader L WHEREAS, Willie "Will" Moffett grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended Kettering High L School;

Leo University, and the NorthNorWHEREAS, CarolinaWill CollegeMoffett served his country for six years as a member of Theology;the United States Air E Force, then pursued a 30-year career with the Department of the Army as a visual information manager D and director of plans, mobilization, training, and security;

and WHEREAS, Will Moffett served his country for six years as a member of the United States Air C Force, then pursued a 30-year career with the Department of the Army as a visual information maEager and director of plans, mobilization, training, and security;

and WHEREAS, Will Moffett represented Hampton before the International City/County Management Associationthe andcity playedwin atwo pivotalAll-America roleCity inAwards from the creationNational ofCivic theLeague; Y.H.

Thomasandmunity Community Center, and helped R WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service to the citycommunity, winWill twoMoffett All-Americaran Cityfor Awardsand fromwas elected 7 to the NationalHampton CivicCity League;Council in 2010 and was reelected in 2014;

andduring WHEREAS,his desiroustenure, tohe berepresented of further service to the community,R Will Moffett ran for and was elected city before several regional boards and commissions, including the Transportation District of Hampton RoadsRoaWHEREAS, Will Moffett served as a delegate to the National League of Cities, Cities United, and the HamptonVirginia RoadsMunicipal PlanningLeague, Districtand Commission;he was selected to participate in the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize Symposium on civic engagement in Germany;

and 7Distinguished WHEREAS,Citizen WillAward, Moffettthe servedOmega asPsi aPhi delegateCitizen to the National League of Cities, Cities United, and the VirginiaYear MunicipalAward, League, and he was selected to participate in the 2011Kappa ReinhardAlpha MohnPsi PrizeCommunity SymposiumService onAward; civic engagement in Germany;

and WHEREAS, amongWill manyMoffett awardswill andbe accolades,fondly Willremembered Moffettand receivedgreatly themissed prestigiousby Hamptonhis Communitywife Serviceof Award;49 years, Theresa;

and the Omega Psi Phi Citizen of the Year Award, and the Kappa Alpha Psi WHEREAS, Will Moffett will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 49 years, Theresa;

and numerous other family membersmemRESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Willie James Moffett, a community leader and friends;public servant who touched countless lives in Hampton;

now,and, therefore, be it 34RESOLVED RESOLVED,FURTHER, That the SenateClerk of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the lossSenate ofprepare Willie James 35 Moffett, a communitycopy leaderof andthis publicresolution servantfor whofor touchedhis countlessmemory. lives in Hampton;

and, be it 37 presentation to the family of Willie James Moffett as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect 38 for his memory.