SJ 29 — Celebrating the life of Ruth Anna Jensen.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22101380D SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

29 IE Offered January 12, 2022 N Prefiled January 11, 2022 T Celebrating the life of Ruth Anna Jensen.

––––––––––N R Patron––LockeAgreed to by the House of Delegates, January 24, 2022 O WHEREAS, Ruth Anna Jensen, an active and beloved member of the Hampton community, died on AugustL 20,AugWHEREAS, 2021;born in Fairport, New York, Ruth Jensen earned a bachelor's degree in human ecology L from Cornell University in 1949 before continuing on to graduate studies at the University of Iowa;

andanE D WHEREAS, bornfollowing inher Fairport,studies Newand York,travels through Europe, Ruth Jensen earnedtook a bachelor'sposition degreeas a D dieWHEREAS, Ruth Jensen met and married her husband, Ronald, in human1959, ecologyUand fromthe Cornelltwo Universitylived and worked in 1949various beforelocations continuingthroughout onthe toUnited graduateStates studiesbefore atsettling in the UniversityCommonwealth ofto ICwa;raise their family;

and WHEREAS,compelled following her studiesto andwork travelsextensively throughwith Europe,several Ruthlocal Jensencommunity tookorganizations; a position as a dieWHEREAS, Ruth Jensen met and married her husband, Ronald, in 1959, and the two lived and E worked in various locations throughout the United States before settling in the Commonwealth to raise their family;

and WHEREAS, Ruth Jensen's commitment to different political, social, and environmental causes compelled her to work extensively with several local community organizations;

and HamptonWHEREAS, CityRuth SchoolJensen's Board,involvement within whomthe shecommunity servedultimately forled sixto years,her risingappointment to the positionJ her dedication to the health and well-being of viceyoung chair;people also included years volunteering with the 9 Hampton Roads Civic Ballet Company;

herand dedicationR toWHEREAS, thepreceded healthin anddeath well-beingby ofher youngloving peoplehusband alsoof included61 yearsyears, volunteeringRuth withJensen thewill Hamptonbe Roadsfondly Civicother Balletfamily Company;members and friends;

andnow, Stherefore, WHEREAS, preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years, Ruth Jensen will be fondlyitnd 2 remembered and dearly missed by her children, Rebecca and Peter, and their families;

and by numerous otherRESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Ruth Anna Jensen, a cherished member of the Hampton community whoRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family membersof andRuth friends;Anna Jensen as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.

now, therefore, be it note with great sadness the loss of Ruth Anna Jensen, a cherished member of the Hampton community whose kindness and generosity touched countless lives;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Ruth Anna Jensen as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.