SJ 233 — Celebrating the life of John Tilghman Hazel, Jr.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23100611D I SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

233 OfferedE January 11, 2023 N Prefiled January 5, 2023 T Celebrating the life of John Tilghman Haz––––––––––Hazel, RJr. Patrons––Saslaw, Barker, Bell, Boysko, Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Hackworth, Hanger, Hashmi, Howell, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McDougle,O McPike, Morrissey, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Reeves, Ruff, SpruiDl, Stanley, Stuart, Surovell and Vogel;

Delegates:N R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 16, 2023 O WHEREAS, John Tilghman Hazel, Jr., a beloved member of the Fauquier County community who L made an indelible impact on Northern Virginia as an attorney and developer, died on March 15, 2022;

Adams,L D.M.,andWHEREAS, Austin,John Bulova,"Til" Carr,Hazel Clark,graduated Filler-Corn,from Fowler,the Glass,former Helmer,Washington-Lee Hodges,High Hope,School Jenkins,in Knight,Arlington Kory,E Maldonado,in Mullin,1947 Plum,before Rasoul,earning Sewell,a Shin,bachelor's Sickles,degree Simon,from Wampler,Harvard Ware,College Watts,in Webert1951 and Wyatta Cjuris ––––––––––doctor madedegree anfrom indelibleHarvard impactLaw onSchool Northernin Virginia1954; as an attorney and developer, died on March 15, 2022;

and D WHEREAS, Johnafter "Til"graduation, Til Hazel graduatedserved fromwith the formerJudge Washington-LeeAdvocate HighGeneral's SchoolCorps inof Arlingtonthe inUnited 1947States beforeArmy earningfor athree bachelor'syears degreebefore fromleaving Harvardfor Collegethe inNorthern 1951Virginia andlaw afirm jurisof doctorJesse, degreePhillips, fromspecialty Harvardin Lawreal Schoolestate inand 1954;zoning law;

andanded WHEREAS, after graduation, Til Hazel served with the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army for three years before leaving for the Northern Virginia law firm of Jesse, Phillips, Klinge, and Kendrick in 1957, where he started as a general practicing attorney but soon honed a speWHEREAS,WHEREAS, after a brief tenure as a general district court judge in Fairfax County from 1961 to 1963, Til Hazel returned to private practice, forming the firm Hazel, Beckhorn & Hanes in 1966,2which1966, which was headquartered in Fairfax County and specialized in all aspects of real estate law;

and 3J WHEREAS, under Til Hazel's leadership, Hazel, Beckhorn & Hanes grew to employ 65 lawyers by 1987, the same year that the firm merged with Thomas & Fiske of Alexandria to form the firm Hazel, 3 Thomas, Fiske, Beckhorn & Hanes, which was later shortened to Hazel & Thomas PC in 1990;

and E WHEREAS, Til Hazel facilitated the merger of Hazel & Thomas PC with the Pittsburgh-based Reed R Smith Shaw & McClay LLP in 1999, forming what is now known as Reed Smith, an international law firWHEREAS,firm recognizedthat duringemploys hismore careerthan as1,000 oneattorneys ofworldwide; the preeminent zoning lawyers in the Commonwealth, Til Hazel represented developers responsible for the creation of the Capital Beltway, Tysons Corner Center, and other regional landmarks;

and WHEREAS,Commonwealth, becoming a developer in his own right in the 1970s with the founding of the real estate 30 development firm Hazel/Peterson Companies, Til Hazel helpedrepresented todevelopers transformresponsible Northernfor Virginiathe intocreation one 31 of the strongestCapital regionalBeltway, economiesTysons inCorner theCenter, nation by building highways, shopping centers, and suburbanother 32regional subdivisionslandmarks; such as Burke Centre, Franklin Farm, and Fair Lakes;

and 33 WHEREAS, Tilbecoming Hazela wasdeveloper thein firsthis Virginianown toright servein as the president1970s ofwith the Greaterfounding Washingtonof boardthe memberreal forestate variousdevelopment organizations,firm includingHazel/Peterson theCompanies, UniversityTil ofHazel Virginia'shelped Millerto Centertransform Foundation,Northern theVirginia Nationalinto Airone andsubdivisions Spacesuch Museum,as theBurke CorcoranCentre, Gallery,Franklin Farm, and theFair WashingtonLakes; Airports Task Force;

ands, shopping centers, and suburban WHEREAS, Til Hazel was athe tirelessfirst educationVirginian advocateto whoseserve philanthropicas effortsthe includedpresident supportingof Georgethe MasonGreater UniversityWashington asBoard itof grewTrade, into the world-classfounder institutionand thatchairman itof isthe todayVirginia Business Higher Education Council, and guidinga eliteboard secondarymember schoolsfor suchvarious asorganizations, Flintincluding Hillthe SchoolUniversity inof Oakton,Virginia's St.Miller Center Foundation, the National Air and Space Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, and the Washington Airports Task Force;

Stephen'sandWHEREAS, SchoolTil inHazel Alexandria,was Thomasa Jeffersontireless Higheducation Schooladvocate ofwhose Sciencephilanthropic andefforts Technologyincluded insupporting Alexandria,George Mason University as it grew into the world-class institution that it is today and Fredericksburgguiding Academyelite secondary schools such as Flint Hill School in SpotsylvaniaOakton, County;St.

Stephen's School in Alexandria, Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology in Alexandria, and Fredericksburg Academy in WHEREAS, Til Hazel's accomplishments have been recognized by myriad honors over the years, including the 1987 Community Leadership Award from the Community Foundation for Northernears,Northern Virginia, induction into the Washington Business Hall of Fame, and honorary degrees from The College of William and Mary, Christopher Newport University, and the Virginia Community College System;

and WHEREAS, preceded in death by his first wife, Marion, and his second wife, Anne, Til Hazel will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his children, Leigh Ann, John III, James, Richard,Richard,l will Randolph, and William, and their families;

now, therefore, be it noteRESOLVED withby greatthe sadnessSenate, the lossHouse of JohnDelegates Tilghmanconcurring, Hazel,That Jr., a pillar of the NorthernGeneral VirginiaAssembly SJ233hereby 2 of 2 community whose tireless dedication shaped the region for years to come;

and, be ititern Virginia RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of John Tilghman Hazel, Jr., as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.