HR 750 — Celebrating the life of Jack Allyn Swicegood.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208212D I HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

750 NE Offered June 16, 2022 Celebrating the life of Jack Allyn Swiceg––––––––––Swicegood. T Patron––Williams R –––––––––– WHEREAS, Jack Allyn Swicegood of Rocky Mount, a highly admired public safety officer, passedO away on March 6, 2022;

andN DAgreed to by the House of Delegates, June 17, 2022 R O WHEREAS, Jack Allyn Swicegood wasof Rocky Mount, a Tennesseanhighly byadmired birthpublic andsafety graduatedofficer, frompassed Greenbackaway Highon School;March 6, 2022;

and L he later met and married Ruth Phillips of Russell County and moved to Franklin County in 1960;

and L WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood served his country in the United States Navy and the Army National E Guard;

and, Jack Swicegood served his country in the United States Navy and the Army National C WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood was employed by the Lane Furniture Company for 35 years and after ED retiring, he and Ruth opened the Rainbow Child Care Center in 1985, which he operated with Ruth for more than 25 years before retiring again;

andandd DCare Center in 1985, which he operated with Ruth for WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood joined the Franklin County Rescue Squad in 1967;

he volunteered with the department for over 42 years, answering calls for 40 of them, day and night, and as with many volunteers missed many birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays to serve and safeguard members of the comWHEREAS, Jack Swicegood also taught several training courses throughout the Commonwealth, H including courses in first aid (the Green Book), CPR, EMT certification, emergency vehicle operations R (emergency vehicle operator course), vehicle extrication, and farm machinery extrication, passing onto 5 his students the skills needed to save lives and do so in a safe manner;

and HE WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood also helped form five separate rescue squads throughout Franklin 7 County:

he convinced the member0members R of his own squad to sell Snow Creek a fully equipped ambulance for the price of one dollar;

and WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood formed the Franklin County Junior Volunteer Rescue Squad, and after a number of years as the county junior squad advisor, he became a state officer as junior squad advisor to thetheWHEREAS, VirginiaJack AssociationSwicegood also donated time by holding a number of Volunteerleadership Rescueroles Squadsin (VAVRS)the forFranklin 18County years;Rescue Squad;

and WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood also donated time by holding a number of leadership roles in the Franklin County Rescue Squad;

and WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood also served as the VAVRS District 6 vice president for two years, was the junior squad advisor and served on the EMS Council for four years, and was elected as a life memberserving offor District14 6years inand 2014;receiving a life membership;

heand also was a member of the Franklin County Rescue Squad Auxiliary, 35WHEREAS, serWHEREAS, Jack Swicegood was elected by his peers in the VAVRS as a life member of the 36 association in September 1989 in recognition of his work at the state level, and in September 2010, he / 37 was elected by his colleagues to the VAVRS Rescue Hall of Fame;

and 38 WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood lived by the mantra of Commitment, Dedication, and Benevolence, 39whiWHEREAS, whichJack wereSwicegood was a member of the coreRocky tenetsMount First Church of histhe personalityBrethren for theover 9140 years ofand hisserved life;as the Sunday school superintendent for 20 years;

and WHEREAS, Jackpreceded Swicegoodin wasdeath aby memberhis ofdaughter theDiane, RockyJack MountSwicegood Firstwill Churchbe offondly theremembered Brethren for over 40 years and servedgreatly asmissed theby Sundayhis schoolloving superintendentwife, forRuth; 20 years;

and and greatly missed by his loving wife, Ruth;

and many otherothRESOLVED, familyThat members,the friends,House of Delegates hereby notes with great sadness the loss of Jack Allyn Swicegood, a respected leader in the Rocky Mount and colleagues;Franklin County communities and in the emergency medical services community;

now,and, therefore, be it RESOLVED,RESOLVED FURTHER, That the HouseClerk of Delegatesthe herebyHouse notesof withDelegates greatprepare sadnessa thecopy loss of Jackthis Allynresolution Swicegood,respect afor respectedhis leadermemory inand thehis Rockycontributions Mountto and Franklin County communities and in the emergencyCommonwealth.of medicalDelegates' services community;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Jack Allyn Swicegood as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory and his contributions to Franklin County and the Commonwealth.