HJ 803 — Celebrating the life of Cecil Gordon Layman, Jr.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23105850D HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

803 IE Offered February 20, 2023 N Celebrating the life of Cecil Gordon Layman, Jr.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––Avoli;AgreedAgreed to by the Senate, February 23, 2023, 2023 O WHEREAS, Cecil Gordon Layman, Jr., who touched countless lives as a teacher, youth athletics L coaWHEREAS, Cecil Layman was born in Waynesboro to the late Cecil and Anna Layman;

Senator:he served L the nation as a member of the United States Army in the 1950s and taught English to students in Japan;E and D at Riverheads High School before becoming principal for 26 years;

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andathleticsand WHEREAS, Cecil Layman wasoffered bornhis inleadership Waynesboro to his fellow school administrators, serving two Augusta County community as a member of the lateBoard Cecilof Equalization and Annachair Layman;of the Board ofed the Assessors;

heand servedWHEREAS, Dafter thehis nationretirement as aprincipal member of Riverheads High School, Cecil Layman worked for H theWHEREAS, among many accolades, Cecil Layman was inducted into the UnitedRiverheads StatesHigh ArmySchool 0 Red Pride Hall of Fame in 2000 and the 1950sVirginia andHigh taughtSchool EnglishLeague toHall studentsof Fame in Japan;2003;

and CE WHEREAS, Cecilpredeceased Laymanby spent most of his careerwife, inRuth, educationCecil andLayman servedwill asbe afondly teacherremembered and coachgreatly andR supportmembers they needed to achieve success in and outfriends; of the classroom;

andountlessnow, studentstherefore, thEbe toolsitd WHEREAS,Deborah, and their families and numerous other family RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Cecil LaymanGordon offeredLayman, hisJr., leadershipa dedicated educator, coach, and admRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to histhe fellowfamily schoolof administrators,Cecil servingGordon twoLayman, termsJr., as presidentan expression of the VirginiaGeneral AssociationAssembly's ofrespect Secondaryfor Schoolhis Principals;memory.

he also served the Augusta County community as a member of the Board of Equalization and chair of the Board of Assessors;

and WHEREAS, after his retirement as principal of Riverheads High School, Cecil Layman worked for theWHEREAS, among many accolades, Cecil Layman was inducted into the Riverheads High School Red Pride Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame in 2003;

and WHEREAS, predeceased by his wife, Ruth, Cecil Layman will be fondly remembered and greatly H missed by his children, Douglas, Scott, and Deborah, and their families and numerous other fami8y members and friends;

now, therefore, be it 3 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby administrator in Augusta County;

and, be itordon Layman, Jr., a dedicated educator, coach, and RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Cecil Gordon Layman, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.