HR 259 — Commending Darryll Greg Dowell, Jr.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24104226D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

259 IE Offered February 29, 2024 N Commending Darryll Greg Dowell, Jr.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––BattenAgreed andto Greenby Rthe ––––––––––House of Delegates, March 4, 2024 WHEREAS, Darryll Greg Dowell, Jr., an honorable veteran, former law-enforcement officer, and O esteemed public servant, concluded his term on the Williamsburg-James City County School Board in 2023;L 202WHEREAS, from 2002 to 2008, Greg Dowell served his country with honor and distinction as an L armament systems specialist in the United States Air Force, overseeing the training and evaluation of E fighter squadrons at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in England among other responsibilities;

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and domesticWHEREAS, abuseGreg andDowell childattended neglectLiberty andUniversity, abuseearning casesa forbachelor's thedegree Nampa Police Department in Nampa,interdisciplinary Idaho,administration until 2013, working tirelessly to promote the safetyfollowing andyear; security of the community;

andin 2016 and Da master's degree in public policy and public WHEREAS, since 2018, Greg Dowell attendedhas Libertyserved University,as earningthe aexecutive bachelor'sadministrator degreeof Smith Memorial Baptist Church in interdisciplinaryWilliamsburg, studies,effectively socialguiding science,the andchurch's aviationstaff into 2016ensure andthe achurch's master'swell-beinH degreeandWHEREAS, Greg Dowell was elected to serve as the Stonehouse District representative on the 5 Williamsburg-James City County School Board in publicNovember policy2019 and publicproudly administrationand faithfully served the followingE year;interests of his constituents for the past four years;

and WHEREAS,R sincehe 2018,served, Greg Dowell has servedhelped asto themake executiveWilliamsburg administratorand ofJames SmithCity MemorialCounty wonderful places toies live, work, and longevity;raise a family;

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and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Darryll Greg Dowell, Jr., as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for his contributions to Williamsburg and James City County and best wishes in his future endeavors.