HJ 261 — Commending the Reverend Daniel Webster Edwards.

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––––––––––261 TE Patron––BagbyCommending R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, the Reverend Daniel Webster Edwards,Edwards. a respected spiritual leader and a lifelong resident of Dinwiddie County who has made numerous contributions to his community, celebrated hDs 100WHEREAS, born on May 1, 1921, Daniel Edwards was the youngest child of Algienon and Delia U Edwards;

heN learnedAgreed to by the valueHouse of hardDelegates, workFebruary and28, responsibility2022 atR aAgreed youngto ageby whilethe workingSenate, onMarch 3, 2022 O WHEREAS, the family'sReverend farmDaniel Webster Edwards, a respected spiritual leader and attendeda lifelong L resident of Dinwiddie NormalCounty andwho Industrial,has thenmade thenumerous onlycontributions highto schoolhis forcommunity, BlackCcelebrated studentshis inL the100th county;birthday in 2021;

and EEdwards; WHEREAS, Daniel Edwards continued his education at Virginia State University, from which he earned a barber's license, and Virginia Union University School of Theology;

andhe Dlearned the value of appreciationhard work and responsibility at a young age while working on the E family's farm and attended Dinwiddie Normal and Industrial, then the only high school for hisBlack outstandingD service;students in the county;

andStateand Hospital after 26 years, earning a certificate WHEREAS, Daniel Edwards raisedcontinued tobacco,his corn,education andat soybeansVirginia onState hisUniversity, farmfrom forwhich threehe decades,earWHEREAS, andDaniel heEdwards servedretired thefrom communityCentral asState aHospital barberafter for26 70 years, owningearning hisa owncertificate barberof shopappreciation for mosthis ofoutstanding thatservice; time;

and WHEREAS, aDaniel manEdwards ofraised deeptobacco, corn, and abidingsoybeans faith,on Danielhis Edwardsfarm joinedfor Littlethree Ziondecades, Baptistand Churchandserved inthe Carsoncommunity as a childbarber andfor held70 numerousyears, leadershipowning positionshis overown thebarber courseshop offor hismost life, including chair of congregation'sthat firsttime; vacation Bible school, and he currently serves as an associate pastor;

andJfJ WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Daniel Edwards joined Little Zion Baptist Church in 6 Carson as a child and held numerous leadership positions over the WHEREAS,course of his life, including chair oR the deacon board, superintendent of the Sunday school, member of the senior choir, and founder of the conWHEREAS, Daniel Edwards was ordained as a minister at Little Zion Baptist Church in 1994 and6and subsequently became an assistant pastor at Bethany Baptist Church in Kenbridge;

in 2000, he was1was selected as pastor of Starlight Baptist Church in Kenbridge and drove the 120-mile round trip from DinWHEREAS, Daniel Edwards was a member of the Dinwiddie Branch of the NAACP for 40 years and served as a two-term president of the Dinwiddie Civic League, and for many years, he has generously volunteered to servedrive seniors in the community untilto hisgrocery retirementstores inor 2009;doctor appointments;

and WHEREAS, Daniel Edwards wasand ahis memberlate ofwife, theMarion, Dinwiddieraised Branchtwo ofchildren, theJoan NAACPSmith forand 40Ronald yearscommunity; generously volunteered to drive seniors in the community to grocery stores or doctor appointments;

andnow, WHEREAS,therefore, Danielbe Edwardsito andimpart histo latethem wife,a Marion,strong raisedcommitment twoto children,service Joanand Smithcare andfor Ronaldthe Edwards,RESOLVED andby workedthe diligentlyHouse toof impartDelegates, tothe themSenate aconcurring, strongThat commitmentthe toGeneral serviceAssembly andhereby carecommend forthe Reverend Daniel Webster Edwards on the community;occasion of his 100th birthday;

now,and, therefore, be it RESOLVEDfor bypresentation to the HouseReverend ofDaniel Delegates,Webster theEdwards Senateas concurring,an Thatexpression of the General AssemblyAssembly's herebybest :wishes and admiration for his personal and professional achievements.

35 commend the Reverend Daniel Webster Edwards on the occasion of his 100th birthday;

and, be it 37 for presentation to the Reverend Daniel Webster Edwards as an expression of the General Assembly's 38 best wishes and admiration for his personal and professional achievements.