HJ 178 — Celebrating the life of Nicole DeMasters Bendily.

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––––––––––178 TE Patron––Convirs-FowlerCelebrating R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, Nicole DeMasters Bendily, an esteemed law-enforcement officer who admirably served the citizenslife of Virginia Beach as a lieutenant with the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office, died oD October 18,WHEREAS, a native of Norfolk, Nicole BendilyDeMasters graduatedBendily. from First Colonial High School in U Virginia Beach before earning a bachelor's degree in business administration from Columbia Southern University;

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and WHEREAS,Virginia NicoleBeach Bendilybefore masterfullyearning supporteda thebachelor's operationsdegree ofin severalbusiness divisionsadministration withinfrom theDColumbia theSouthern professionalE standardsUniversity; office, and ultimately the medical division;

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and WHEREAS, Nicole Bendily played an instrumental role in the formation of the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office'sOffice criminalduring intelligenceher unitcareer, andincluding helpedcorrectional tooperations, investigateintake and prosecuterelease, the firstprofessional Racketeerstandards InfWHEREAS,office, committedand toultimately the well-beingmedical ofdivision; the community she served, Nicole Bendily was a driving force behind the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office's involvement with Special Olympics Virginia and other noteworthy causes;

and 8 WHEREAS, adedicated devotedto wifefostering and mother, Nicole's daughters MacKenzie and Samantha were the centerdevelopment of heryoung worldofficers, andNicole herBendily dailywas inspirationan fortopics servingto andrecruits protectingat othersacademies toin the utmostCommonwealth; of her ability;

andnal Justice Services who taught ethics and 27otheJ years,WHEREAS, Jesse;Nicole Bendily played an instrumental role in the formation of the Virginia Beach 7 Sheriff's Office's criminal intelligence unit and helped to investigate and prosecute the first RacketeRr Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act case in Virginia Beach;

and force behind the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office's involvement with Special Olympics Virginia and other noteworthy causes;

and WHEREAS, a devoted wife and mother, Nicole's daughters MacKenzie and Samantha were the ability;

andr world and her daily inspiration for serving and protecting others to the utmost of her WHEREAS, Nicole Bendily will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by her loving husband of years, Jesse;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Nicole DeMasters Bendily, a respected law-enforcement officer and 34 beloved member of the Virginia Beach community whose unbounded kindness and generosity touched 35 countless lives;

and, be it 37 for presentation to the family of Nicole DeMasters Bendily as an expression of the General Assembly's 38 respect for her memory.