SR 628 — Commending the Reverend Brian M. Rafferty.

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628 E Commending the Reverend Brian M.

––––––––––N TAgreed Patron––Cosgroveto Rby ––––––––––the Senate, June 1, 2022 R O WHEREAS,Commonwealth foras 35a years,trusted theand Reverendinspirational Brianfaith M.leader;

Raffertyandserved has served numerous communities in the CommonwealthL asWHEREAS, a trustednative of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Brian Rafferty graduated from Bishop Canevin L High School and inspirationalearned faitha leader;bachelor's degree from Allegheny College;

andhe Dcontinued Highhis Schooleducation andat earnedandrge aMason bachelor'sUniversity, degreethe fromNotre AlleghenyDame College;Pontifical Institute, and St.

he continued his education at George Mason University, the Notre Dame Pontifical Institute, and St.

andE C WHEREAS, throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Brian Rafferty served the nation as an employee of Ehethe D United States Food and Drug Administration;

and D permanent diaconate of the Diocese of Arlington;

Agnes Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Cleveland, Ohio, during which time he also served as chaplain of Mount Sinai Hospital;

and in Cleveland, Ohio, during which time he also served as chaplain of Mount Sinai R WHEREAS, Brian Rafferty became a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity andWHEREAS,2 Brianand Raffertycompleted washis incardinatednovitiate inperiod at the DioceseTrinitarian ofHouse Richmond in 1991Silver andSpring, servedMaryland; at St.

Augustineand ParishE whileWHEREAS, workingBrian asRafferty chaplainwas forincardinated in the ChesterfieldDiocese Countyof PoliceRichmond Departmentin 1991 and 2served Chippenhamat Hospital;St.

andR 8Chippenham WHEREAS,Hospital; Brian Rafferty was ordained as a priest in 1994 and pastored St.

andorking as chaplain for the Chesterfield County Police Department and WHEREAS, Brian Rafferty was ordained as a priest in 1994 and pastored St.

and WHEREAS,to Brian2010, Raffertyand servedhe asbecame pastorthe chaplain of Christ the KingNorfolk CatholicPolice ChurchDepartment in Norfolk2002; from served as priest of St.

most recently, he served as priest of St.

and WHEREAS, Brian Rafferty mentored and inspired countless young people through his long affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America, earning numerous awards and accolades for his leadership of Scouts in thebe Dioceseitiocese of Richmond and in the Tidewater Council of the Boy Scouts of America;

now, therefore, beRESOLVED itby :the Senate of Virginia, That the Reverend Brian M.

35Rafferty RESOLVEDhereby bybe thecommended Senatefor his legacy of Virginia,service Thatto communities throughout the ReverendCommonwealth Brianas M.a spiritual leader;

Raffertyand, hereby be commendedit 37presentation forRESOLVEDto FURTHER, That the ClerkReverend ofBrian theM. Senate prepare a copy of this resolution forder;

and,Rafferty beas itan 38expression presentationof to the ReverendSenate Brianof M.Virginia's admiration for his achievements.

Rafferty as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration 39 for his achievements.