SJ 225 — Celebrating the life of Carl Fletcher Flemer III.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23100225D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

225 NE Offered January 11, 2023 Celebrating the life of Carl Fletcher Flemer III.erIII. 28, 2022 T –––––––––– R Patrons––Stuart and McDougle;

Delegate:N Agreed to by the Senate, January 12, 2023 R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 16, 2023 O WHEREAS, Carl Fletcher Flemer III, an esteemed nurseryman and businessman, honorable veteran, L andWHEREAS, Carl "Fletch" Flemer attended Fork Union Military Academy and graduated from L Christchurch School before attending The College of William and Mary and earning a degree in E horticulture from North Carolina State University;

Ransoneand –––––––––– O WHEREAS, CarlFletch Fletcher Flemer III,joined anthe esteemedUnited nurserymanStates andArmy businessman,in honorable1969 veteranD and activeserved andhis belovedcountry memberwith ofhonor theD NorthernCompany; Neck community, died on June 30, 2022;

andandion for three years as a commissioned rotary wing aviator with the 174th Assault Helicopter WHEREAS, Carlwhile "Fletch"in the service, Fletch Flemer attendedflew Forkmore Unionthan Military1,000 Academyhours of helicopter missions during the Vietnam War and graduatedwas fromrecognized Uwith horticulturethe fromSilver NorthStar, Carolinathe StateBronze University;Star, the Army Commendation Medal, and 22 Air Medals;

andlliam and Maryof and earning a degree in C WHEREAS, Fletch Flemer joined the UnitedCombat StatesHelicopter ArmyPilots inAssociation 1969 and served his country with honEr and distinction for three years as a commissionedlife rotarymember wingof aviator with the 174thVietnam Assault Helicopter Company;Pilotser S Association;

and D2 WHEREAS, while in the1972, service, Fletch Flemer flewjoined morehis thanfamily's 1,000business hoursat ofIngleside helicopterNurseries, missionsknown duringby the5 Vietnammany Waras andthe waslargest recognizedand withfinest theplant Silvernursery Star,in the BronzeCommonwealth; Star, the Army Commendation Medal, and 22 Air Medals;

and ofR theCarl CombatFlemer, HelicopterJr., Pilotsin Association1985 and asagaciously lifeled memberthe operation until his own retirement in 2022, developing the nursery into one of the Vietnambiggest Helicopteron Pilotserthe Association;east coast of the United States;

and WHEREAS, inFletch 1972,Flemer actively supported the nursery industry as president of the former Virginia Nurserymen's Association, the former Southern Nurserymen's Association, the former American AssWHEREAS, Fletch FlemerFlemer's joinedcommitment to his family'scommunity businessmanifested atitself Inglesidethrough Nurseries,his knownservice byas manya asboard member of the largestVirginia andFarm finestBureau, plantPeoples nurseryCommunity inBank, theChristchurch Commonwealth;School, St.

and S WHEREAS, Fletch Flemer became president of Ingleside Nurseries upon the retirement of his fa2her, Carl Flemer, Jr., in 1985 and sagaciously led the operation until his own retirement in 2022, d5veloping the nursery into one of the biggest on the east coast of the United States;

and Virginia Nurserymen's Association, the former Southern Nurserymen's Association, the former American Association of Nurserymen, and the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show;

and WHEREAS, Fletch Flemer's commitment to his community manifested itself through his service as a board member of the Virginia Farm Bureau, Peoples Community Bank, Christchurch School, St.

and WHEREAS,Commonwealth FletchFoxhounds, FlemerCasanova wasHunt, anand accomplishedCaroline horsemanHunt, and foxhe huntercould whooften regularlybe rodefound withon :theh Rappahannock River captaining his pontoon boat, the "Fun Ship";

35and RappahannockWHEREAS, Riverguided captainingthroughout his pontoonlife boat,by thehis "Funfaith, Ship";Fletch Flemer enjoyed worship and fellowship with his community at St.

anduldPeter's oftenEpiscopal beChurch foundin onOak theGrove, 36where WHEREAS,he guidedserved throughoutas hisa lifelay byreader hisand faith,warden Fletch Flemer enjoyed worship and fellowshipon /various 37committees; with his community at St.

Peter'sand Episcopalsiblings, ChurchDoug, inChristopher, OakSherri, Grove,Sara, where he served as a lay reader and /John, 38 warden and ontheir variousfamilies; committees;

and 39 WHEREAS, Fletch Flemer will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his mother, Shirley;

his siblings, Doug, Christopher, Sherri, Sara, and John, and their families;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Carl Fletcher Flemer III, a treasured member of the Northern Neck communitycomRESOLVED whoseFURTHER, kindnessThat andthe generosityClerk touchedof countlessthe lives;Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Carl Fletcher Flemer III as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Carl Fletcher Flemer III as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.