SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22103389D I SENATE OfferedJOINT JanuaryRESOLUTION 27,NO. 2022 N Commending Dawn Harman.
––––––––––79 TE Patrons––Reeves,Commending Boysko,Dawn Chase,Harman. Edwards, Howell, Ruff, Spruill, Stuart and Surovell;
Delegates:RN Adams,Agreed D.M.,to Avoli,by Convirs-Fowler,the Davis,Senate, Maldonado,February Morefield,3, Rasoul,2022 Reid,R Roem,Agreed Scott,to O.A.,by Warethe andHouse Williamsof ––––––––––Delegates, DFebruary 7, 2022 O WHEREAS, Dawn Harman, assistant police chief of the Prince William County Police Department, L who has honorably served the citizens of Prince William County for the past 30 years, retired in 2021;20L1;
and WHEREAS, a native of Prince William County, Dawn Harman graduated from Gar-Field High C School in Woodbridge and earned a bachelor's degree in animal and veterinary science from West E Virginia University;
and D WHEREAS, Dawn Harman joined the Prince William County Police Department as a deputy animal Dwarden promotionsin that1991 sheand wouldwas earnpromoted asto apolice resultofficer ofless herthan exemplarythree leadershipyears andlater, commitmentthe tofirst servingof themany agency;
andthat she would earn as a result of her exemplary leadership and commitment to serving the WHEREAS, Dawn Harman covered various assignments over her distinguished 30-year career, including animal control, patrol operations, crime prevention, accreditation, and support services, and servedandved previously as the director of the Animal Control Bureau and as the Western District commander;commandeJ;
andWHEREAS, Dawn Harman was promoted to the rank of major in September 2014, holding the E distinction of being the first female assistant chief in the history of the Prince William County Police Department;
and 9 WHEREAS, during her tenure as assistant chief, Dawn Harman supported several capital improvement programs and significant department initiatives, including the planning and construction of a new animal services center and the expansion of the public safety training center;
andjunct WHEREAS, in her retirement, Dawn Harman will have more time to spend with her loving husband, Mark, who is also retired from the Prince William County Police Department, and her four children, two of whom are carrying on the Harman legacy as officers with the Prince William County Police Department;DepRESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Dawn Harman, assistant chief of the Prince William County Police Department, on the occasion of her retirement;
now,and, therefore, be it :presentation to Dawn Harman as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.
33 RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby 35 occasion of her retirement;
and, be itf the Prince William County Police Department, on the 36 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 37 presentation to Dawn Harman as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.