SR 39 — Commending Dorethea Vincent Johnson.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22107289DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENATOfferedNO. March 7, 2022 N Commending Dorethea Vincent Johnson.

––––––––––39 TE Patron––LucasCommending R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, Dorethea Vincent Johnson,Johnson. an active and beloved centenarian and lifelong member of the Portsmouth community, celebrated her 100th birthday on March 4, 2022;

andN DR JohnsonAgreed wasto bornby the thirdSenate, ofMarch seven9, children2022 toWHEREAS, JohnDorethea Vincent Johnson, an active and Georgiabeloved Vincentcentenarian onand Marchlifelong 4,member 1922,of inO Uthe Portsmouth;Portsmouth community, celebrated her 100th birthday on March 4, 2022;

and L WHEREAS, growingaffectionately upknown inby thefamily Lincolnville area, Dorethea Johnson was educated in Portsmouth C Public Schools, where she developed the knowledge and skillsfriends sheas would"Ree," need"Doe," toor be"Gran," aDorethea productiveL EPortsmouth; member of her community;

andn the third of seven children to John and Georgia Vincent on March 4, 1922, in E WHEREAS, growing up in the Lincolnville area, Dorethea Johnson workedwas tirelesslyeducated forin manyPortsmouth yearsPublic asSchools, awhere domesticshe engineerdeveloped whilethe alsoDknowledge raiWHEREAS,and guidedskills throughoutshe herwould lifeneed byto herbe faith,a productive D memWHEREAS, Dorethea Johnson hasworked beentirelessly for many years as a faithfuldomestic memberengineer ofwhile thealso historicraising Thirdher Baptistthree Churchchildren, inEarl, PortsmouthJerome, forand moreDiane, thanas 70well years;as her two younger siblings;

and WHEREAS, guided throughout her life by her faith, Dorethea Johnson has been a faithful member of theWHEREAS, every Sunday morning, Dorethea Johnson may be seen walking down Godwin Street in Portsmouth toward Third Baptist Church with a line of children from the community, bringing joy to thethS many individuals and families that they pass;

and 3 WHEREAS, Dorethea Johnson has given generously of her time to several ministries and groups at E Ministry, Sunday School Class #12, and the Feed the Hungry Ministry;

andMissionary Ministry, thRthe LydiaLydiR WHEREAS, a lifetime member of Lott Carey Foreign Missions and a member of the Tidewater 9 Baptist Women Missionary and Educational Convention, Dorethea Johnson has also served her community as one of the team moms for the Woodrow Wilson High School football team in Portsmouth and as a longtime member of the Portsmouth Branch of the NAACP;

andandl football team in Portsmouth WHEREAS, Dorethea Johnson is a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, membersgreat-great-grandmother, aunt, and friends;sister who has instilled prayer and the word of God in all her family memRESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Dorethea Vincent Johnson, a cherished member of the Portsmouth community, hereby be commended on the occasion of her 100th birthday;

now,and, therefore, be itwhoit hasRESOLVED instilledFURTHER, prayerThat and the wordClerk of God in all her family RESOLVED by the Senate ofprepare Virginia,a Thatcopy Doretheaof Vincentthis Johnson,resolution afor cherishedinspirational memberlife ofand thecongratulations Portsmouthfor community,reaching herebythis beremarkable commendedmilestone.ginia's onadmiration thefor occasion of her 100th birthday;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 34 presentation to Dorethea Vincent Johnson as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for her 35 inspirational life and congratulations for reaching this remarkable milestone.