SR 660 — Celebrating the life of Jack Allyn Swicegood.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208207D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

660 OfferedE June 16, 2022 N Celebrating the life of Jack Allyn Swicegood.

TN Patron––StanleyAgreed to by the Senate, June 17, 2022 R ––––––––––O WHEREAS, Jack Allyn Swicegood of Rocky Mount, a highly admired public safety officer, passedOpassed away on March 6, 2022;

and DL WHEREAS,he Jacklater Swicegoodmet wasand amarried TennesseanRuth byPhillips birthof Russell County and graduatedmoved fromto GreenbackFranklin HighCounty School;in 1960;

heand laterL metWHEREAS, andJack marriedSwicegood Ruthserved Phillipshis ofcountry Russellin Countythe andUnited movedStates toNavy Franklinand Countythe inArmy 1960;National E Guard;

and WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood servedwas hisemployed countryby in the UnitedLane StatesFurniture NavyCompany for 35 years and theafter ArmyD Nationalmore Cthan Guard;25 years before retiring again;

andandd retiring, he and Ruth opened the Rainbow Child Care Center in 1985, which he operated with Ruth for moreWHEREAS, thanJack 25Swicegood yearsjoined beforethe retiringFranklin again;County Rescue Squad in 1967;

he volunteered with the department for over 42 years, answering calls for 40 of them, day and Dnight, WHEREAS,and, as with many volunteers, missed many birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays to serve and safeguard members of the comWHEREAS, Jack Swicegood joinedalso taught several training courses throughout the FranklinCommonwealth, CountyS Rescueincluding Squadcourses in 1967;first aid (the Green Book), CPR, EMT certification, emergency vehicle operations R (emergency vehicle operator course), vehicle extrication, and farm machinery extrication, passing onto 0 his students the skills needed to save lives and do so in a safe manner;

he volunteered with the department for over 42 years, answering calls for 40 of them, day and night,R and,County: as with many volunteers, missed many birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays to serve and safeguard members of the community;

and WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood also taught several training courses throughout the Commonwealth, including courses in first aid (the Green Book), CPR, EMT certification, emergency vehicle operations his students the skills needed to save lives and do so in a safe manner;

and extrication, passing onto WHEREAS, Jack Swicegood also helped form five separate rescue squads throughout Franklin R County:

and0and 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;

andhis WHEREAS,longest Jacktenure Swicegoodwas also15 donatedyears time by holding a number of leadership roles in the FraWHEREAS, Jack Swicegood also served as the VAVRSsquad's Districtchaplain; 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 member of District 6 in 2014;

heand wasWHEREAS, Jack Swicegood also aserved memberas ofthe VAVRS District 6 vice president for two years, was the Franklinjunior Countysquad Rescueadvisor Squadand Auxiliary,served on the EMS Council for four years, and was elected as a life serving for 14 years and receiving a life membership;

and 35Franklin County Rescue Squad Auxiliary, WHEREAS, 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, whiWHEREAS, Jack Swicegood was a member of the Rocky Mount First Church of the Brethren for over 40 years and served as the Sunday school superintendent for 20 years;

and many otherothRESOLVED, familyThat members,the friends,Senate of Virginia 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 SenateClerk of Virginiathe herebySenate notesprepare witha greatcopy sadness the loss of Jackthis Allynresolution Swicegood,for afor respectedhis leadermemory inand thehis Rockycontributions Mountto and Franklin County communities and in the emergencyCommonwealth.nate medicalof servicesVirginia's community;respect

and, be it presentation to the family of Jack Allyn Swicegood as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory and his contributions to Franklin County and the Commonwealth.