SR 189 — Celebrating the life of George Robert Smith, Jr., MD.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23107242DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENAOfferedNO. February 24, 2023 N Celebrating the life of George Robert Smith, Jr., MD.

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theyand subsequentlySmith establishedand ahis medicalwife, practice,Mildred, thepassed Alleghanythrough Clinic,Shawsville inand theasked formerif Meadowthe Brooktown Homeneeded on WHEREAS, Bob Smith convinced a frienddoctor; and fellow doctor, Clarence W.

Taylor,they Jr.,E MD,subsequently toestablished joina medical practice, the practiceAlleghany Clinic, in 1957;the former Meadow Brook Home D on U.S.

the460; Smith and Taylor families later built homes nearby on a road now named Pair O'Docs Lane;

and WHEREAS, over the course of his 42-year career as a family physician, Bob Smith treatedconvinced patients in need at all hours of the day, seven days a week,friend and commonlyfellow madedoctor, houseClarence calls,W. serving different generations of the same local families;

andTaylor, servedJr., olderMD, residentsto ofjoin theO'Docs communityLane; for decades and became Montgomery County's largest R employer;

andand1957; 8 WHEREAS, in 1982, Bob Smith established the Mountain Valley Charitable Foundation, which 9 awarded scholarships to aspiring nurses;

afterthe MeadowbrookSmith Nursingand HomeTaylor closedfamilies inlater 2001,built thehomes foundationnearby ledon effortsa toroad repurposenow named Pair WHEREAS, over the buildingcourse of his 42-year career as a family physician, Bob Smith treated patients in need at all hours of the day, seven days a week, and commonly made house calls, serving different genWHEREAS, in the 1960s, Bob Smith began construction on Meadowbrook Center,Nursing Home, which housesR aserved library,older aresidents wellnessof center,the acommunity museum,for andecades artand gallery,became andMontgomery theCounty's Dr.largest 8 employer;

and E WHEREAS, in 1982, Bob Smith established the Mountain Valley Charitable Foundation, which R foundation led efforts to repurpose the building as the Meadowbrook Center, which houses a library, a wellness center, a museum, an art gallery, and the Dr.

and transformedWHEREAS, anwith oldBob fireSmith stationas intopresident, athe foodMountain pantryValley Charitable Foundation also traWHEREAS, in addition, Bob Smith helped found the Shawsville Rescue Squad and thriftthe shop;Shawsville Ruritan Club;

and Foundation also WHEREAS, in addition, Bob Smith helped found the Shawsville Rescue Squad and the Shawsville Ruritan Club;

and numerous other :famRESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of George Robert Smith, Jr., MD, a pillar of the Shawsville community;

35and, familybe members,it friends,RESOLVED andFURTHER, formerThat patients;the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for respect for his memory.ily of George Robert Smith, Jr., MD, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's

now, therefore, be it 37 Smith, Jr., MD, a pillar of the Shawsville community;

and, be itsadness the loss of George Robert 38 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 39 presentation to the family of George Robert Smith, Jr., MD, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.