SR 64 — Celebrating the life of John Oliver Wynne.

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64 OfferedE February 9, 2024 N Celebrating the life of John Oliver Wynne.

TN Patrons––Lucas, Aird, Bagby, Boysko, Carroll Foy, Craig, Deeds, DeSteph, Diggs, Durant, Ebbin, R Favola,Agreed French,to Hackworth,by Hashmi,the Head,Senate, Jordan,February Locke,15, McDougle,2024 McGuire, McPike, Mulchi, Obenshain, Peake, Pekarsky, Perry, Reeves, Roem, Rouse, Salim, Stanley, Stuart, Sturtevant, O Subramanyam, Suetterlein, Surovell, VanValkenburg and Williams Graves D –––––––––– WHEREAS, John Oliver Wynne, the former president and chief executive officer of Landmark U Communications, Inc., who had a profound impact on the Commonwealth through his innovative CL leadership on economic development, education, regional collaboration, governmental performance, and L civWHEREAS, John "Dubby" Wynne was born in Norfolk on July 6, 1945, and graduated from E Norfolk Academy, where he was captain of the tennis, football, and basketball teams;

and WHEREAS, after completing his legal studies, Dubby Wynne joined the Willcox Savage law firm, then moved to Landmark Communications, a Norfolk-based media company, to work as an attorney on significant litigation matters;

he rose to the company's executive ranks, where he was mentored by Frank Batten, Sr., and after a fruitful career, he retired as the company's president and chief executive officer in 2001, while continuing to serve on its board of directors;

andny's president and chief executive officer WHEREAS, Dubby Wynne's productive tenure at Landmark Communications included his primary R role in launching The Weather Channel cable network, for which he received numerous national awards, 4 including the Governor's Award from the National Academy of Cable Programming for "his leadership R and insight in making The Weather Channel the preeminent provider of weather information, and one of the most innovative and popular networks on television," as well as induction into the Cable Hall of Fame;

during this time he also served in leadership roles in the National Cable Television Association andWHEREAS, Dubby Wynne gave back generously to each of the educational institutions that helped prepare him for success in business and Nationalin Satellitelife, Programmersserving Group;as a trustee and president of the board of trustees of Norfolk Academy, as a charter trustee and executive committee member of the board of trustees and national chair of giving campaigns for Princeton University, and as member and rector of Management Company;

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32andof Managementhis Company;retirement hours to travel throughout the Commonwealth for meetings and WHEREAS, under Dubby Wynne's leadership, the Council on Virginia's Future examined best practices from other states and the private sector to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of state government and made extensive and detailed recommendations on actions to services, health care, and government reform;

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andhe WHEREAS,then reflectingtook his conviction that the economicreins growth of the Commonwealthbusiness-led dependGO onVirginia strongFoundation, regionalspearheading cooperation, Dubby Wynne galvanized the state'stalent seniorpathways businessinitiative communitydesigned to developmeet andthe promoteworkforce theneeds collaborativeof regionalthe programhighest knowngrowth asindustry GOclusters Virginia,in whicheach aimedregion and to bringhelp business,keep andyoung retention,people jobin creation,of entrepreneurship,2 andVirginia workforcefor development;post-graduation employment;

andort on business recruitment SR64 2 of 2 WHEREAS, after leading efforts to secure passage of the GO Virginia legislation, Dubby Wynne served as founding chair of the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board;

he then took the reins of the business-led GO Virginia Foundation, spearheading the talent pathways initiative designed to meet the workforce needs of the highest growth industry clusters in each region and to help keep young people in Virginia for post-graduation employment;