SR 40 — Celebrating the life of Joan Simpkins Jett.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24105524D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

40 OfferedE February 6, 2024 N Celebrating the life of Joan Simpkins Jett.

TN Patron––HackworthAgreed Rto ––––––––––by WHEREAS,the JoanSenate, SimpkinsFebruary Jett8, of2024 Radford,R aO highly admired nurse and a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, died on January 3, 2024;

and, a highly admired nurse and Da loving wife, mother, and L WHEREAS, Joan Jett attended the school of nursing at what is now Radford University and earnUdearned a bacWHEREAS,L Joanbachelor's Jettdegree spentfrom mostMary ofBaldwin herUniversity; career as the inservice director at Radford Community Hospital, where she trained and educated hospital employees and provided outstanding service toC countless patients and their families;

and EHospital, WHEREAS,where inshe recognitiontrained of her expertise and leadershipeducated abilities,hospital Joanemployees Jettand wasprovided appointedoutstanding service to aE secondcountless termpatients byand Governortheir Johnfamilies; Dalton;

andNursing by Governor Mills Godwin and reappointed to a D WHEREAS,four-year Joanterm Jetton wasthe alsoVirginia engagedBoard inof localNursing civicsby asGovernor theMills chairGodwin ofand thereappointed Radfordto Citya Republicanto Committeea forsecond moreterm thanby twoGovernor decades;John Dalton;

and WHEREAS, Joan Jett was also engaged in local civics as the chair of the Radford City Republican ComWHEREAS, Joan Jett will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, Daniel;

and numerous other family members and friRESOLVED,S Thatfriends; the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Joan Simpkins Jett, a dedicated and compassionate nurse in Radford;

and,now, therefore, be it S4 RESOLVEDJett, FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copydedicated ofand thiscompassionate resolutionnurse forin 4Radford; presentation to the family of Joan Simpkins Jett as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for her memory.

and, be itsadness the loss of Joan Simpkins R RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for her memory.n to the family of Joan Simpkins Jett as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for