HJ 792 — Commending Bernard Jerome Thompson.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23106832D I HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

792 OfferedE February 20, 2023 N Commending Bernard Jerome Thompson.

TN Patron––GlassAgreed to by the House of Delegates, February 21, 2023 R ––––––––––Agreed to by the Senate, February 23, 2023 O WHEREAS, Bernard Jerome Thompson, a member of the outreach ministry We Take Care of Our OL Own in Norfolk, has achieved great success as an activist, neighborhood counselor, and civic leDder;leadLr;

and WHEREAS, affectionately known by many as "Pee Wee," Bernard Thompson advocates on behalf of U volunteer at the Berkley Neighborhood Center;

andto the youth of the community and as a longtime E WHEREAS, Bernard Thompson supports his neighborhood and its legacy as a member of the CD BerkleyBerWHEREAS, HistoricalBernard Society;Thompson is a beloved friend and provider of youth services who serves the community by raising awareness of opportunities and inequalities and by acting as a mentor to children;

and Ededication WHEREAS,to Bernard Thompson is a beloved friend and provider of youth services who serves the andmunityNorfolk bycommunity raising awareness of opportunities and inequalitiesserve and by acting as ainspiration mentor to children;all Virginians;

WHEREAS,now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby H commend Bernard Thompson'sJerome accomplishmentsThompson, ina servicemember toof othersthe areoutreach ministry We Take Care of Our Own, 9 forRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a testamentcopy toof histhis dedicationresolution E for presentation to Bernard Jerome Thompson as an expression of the NorfolkGeneral communityAssembly's andadmiration servefor ashis inspirationcontributions to allthe Virginians;Commonwealth.

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Bernard Jerome Thompson, a member of the outreach ministry We Take Care of Our Own, forRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Bernard Jerome Thompson as an expression of the General Assembly's admiratiHn for his contributions to the Commonwealth.

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