SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22104439D I HOUSE JOfferedJOINT FebruaryRESOLUTION 2,NO. 2022 N Commending Michael D.

183 E Commending Michael D.

––––––––––N TAgreed Patron––Marchto by the House of Delegates, February 7, 2022 R ––––––––––Agreed to by the Senate, February 10, 2022 O WHEREAS, Michael D.

Gale strives to inform and educate the residents of Floyd County through L his work on the community newspaper, the Floyd Beacon;

and DL EagleWHEREAS, ScoutMichael inGale grew up on the BoyEastern ScoutsShore of AmericaMaryland inand achieved the rank of EagWHEREAS, Michael Gale served his youth;country as an electronics technician in the United States Air E Force and later studied engineering and computer science;

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and C WHEREAS, throughoutafter thesettling 1980sin andVirginia 1990s,in 2011, Michael Gale wasbecame employedan byactive ormember of the Floyd CouWHEREAS, Michael Gale provided technical support when his wife, Kellean, was ainspired consultantto Ecreated forJ AT&Ta Informationlocal Systems,newsletter AT&Tto Bellhelp Laboratories,elevate AT&Tvoices Communications,in the community, and Lucentthe Technologies,first among12-page others;edition of the Floyd 8 Beacon was published on September 1, 2020;

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andand, financialbe records,it andachievements overseeingon distribution,behalf asof wellFloyd asCounty continuingresidents tothrough providehis technicalwork supportRESOLVED forFURTHER, That the newspaper'sClerk websiteof andthe electronicHouse editions;of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Michael D.

andGale 8as WHEREAS,an sinceexpression then,of Michaelthe andGeneral KelleanAssembly's Galeadmiration havefor partneredhis withcontributions local contributors to provide comprehensive articles on current events, local governmentjournalism policies and decisions, and other stories of interest in Southwest Virginia through bimonthly editions of the FloydCommonwealth. Beacon;

and WHEREAS, in addition to fostering a strong sense of community in Floyd County, Michael Gale has therefore, be itzations, small businesses, and church congregations through the Floyd Beacon;

now, RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Michael D.

Gale for his achievements on behalf of Floyd County residents through his work on the Floyd Beacon;

and, be it 34 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution 35 for presentation to Michael D.

Gale as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his 36 contributions to local journalism in the Commonwealth.