SR 7 — Celebrating the life of Aubrey Mae Stanley, Jr.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22104178DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENOfferedNO. January 21, 2022 N Celebrating the life of Aubrey Mae Stanley, Jr.

––––––––––7 TE Patrons––McDougleCelebrating andthe Dunnavantlife Rof –––––––––– O WHEREAS, Aubrey Mae Stanley, Jr.,Jr. accomplished business executive, esteemed public servant, and beloved member of the Beaverdam community, died on December 31, 2021;

andN DAgreed Hanoverto Countyby andthe graduatedSenate, fromJanuary Patrick27, Henry2022 HighR SchoolO inbeloved Ashlandmember inof 1962the beforeBeaverdam attendingUfcommunity, Northdied Carolinaon StateDecember University;31, 2021;

andeemed public servant, and L WHEREAS, affectionately known by family and friends as "Bucky," Aubrey Stanley was a native of L Hanover County and graduated from Patrick Henry High School in Ashland in 1962 before attending NorWHEREAS, Aubrey Stanley enjoyed an illustrious career in the timber and lumber industry, first E with the family business, AM Stanley Lumber, and later as owner of AMS Timber, LLC;

and ED WHEREAS, Aubrey Stanley was elected to the Hanover County Board of Supervisors in 1983 and proudly represented the residents of Beaverdam for the next 38 years, including six terms as board chaWHEREAS, Aubrey Stanley's 10 consecutive election victories make him the longest serving member in the history of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors and one of the longest serving members of any board of supervisors in the history of the Commonwealth;

and WHEREAS, during his tenure on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, Aubrey Stanley was highly regarded for his dedication to his constituents and his ability to foster consensus among the R members of the board;

and 1986E WHEREAS, Aubrey Stanley was also a member of the Capital Region Airport Commission since R and chairman of that board four times, overseeing the operation and management of RichmondRRichmond InternationalIntWHEREAS, Airportin his spare time, Aubrey Stanley cultivated his passion for men's softball by managing and sponsoring several elite teams that traveled throughout the benefitnation to compete at the highest echelons of the community;sport;

and 7enshrined WHEREAS,today in his spare time, Aubrey Stanley cultivated his passion for men's softball by managing and sponsoring several elite teams that traveled throughout the nationhalls toof competefame at the highest echelons of thevarious sport;athletic organizations;

andand's WHEREAS, in recognition of his success in men's softball, Aubrey Stanley's sporting legacy is ensWHEREAS,WHEREAS, preceded in death by his loving wife, Ellen, Aubrey Stanley will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his son, Darrell, and his family;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Aubrey Mae Stanley, Jr., an admired public servant whose honesty and dedication inspired countless citizens of :Hanover County;

35and, Hanoverbe County;it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for respect for his memory.ily of Aubrey Mae Stanley, Jr., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's

and, be it 37 presentation to the family of Aubrey Mae Stanley, Jr., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's 38 respect for his memory.