HR 99 — Commending Courthouse Restaurant.

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99 IE Offered February 7, 2024 N Commending Courthouse Restaurant.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––HodgesAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the House of Delegates, February 12, 2024 WHEREAS, for nearly 15 years, Courthouse Restaurant in Gloucester County provided delicious O meals while serving as a meeting place for local fundraisers and offering generous outreach to communityL memberscomWHEREAS, in need;2009, Doug Hibbs was working as a deputy sheriff in Henrico County and his wife, L Kim, was working at a local Walmart, when their son, Josh, informed them about a restaurant on Main E Street in downtown Gloucester that was for sale;

and D WHEREAS,considered inthe 2009,idea Dougand Hibbsagreed wasto workingpurchase asthe aproperty deputyif sheriffit in Henrico County and his wife,U Kim, was workingstill atavailable aafter localthey Walmart,completed when their son,upcoming Josh,family informedvacation themto aboutAlaska; a restaurant on Cain Street in downtown Gloucester that was for sale;

and consideredWHEREAS, the ideaHibbs andfamily agreedquickly toturned purchase the propertyCourthouse ifRestaurant itinto wasa stillfixture availableof afterthe theylocal completedfundraising theirevents upcomingfor familyworthy vacationcauses; to Alaska;

andfast and Dlunch, WHEREAS,while theopening Hibbstheir familydoors quicklyto turnedmonthly theWHEREAS, Courthouse Restaurant into a fixture of the localHibbs community,family offeringalso heartydeveloped farea forbeloved breakfastyearly andtradition lunch,of whileproviding openinga theirfree doorsThanksgiving todinner monthlyat fundraisingCourthouse eventsRestaurant; for worthy causes;

and WHEREAS,H the Hibbs family also developed a beloved yearly tradition of providing a free ThaWHEREAS, the Hibbs family received many awards and accolades for their efforts to build a stronger community through Courthouse Restaurant, including the Hope Award from Sisters in the SpiritSpirit9 Ministries, the Everyday Hero award from WTKR News 3, and recognition from the Salvation Army;

HR they were also selected as the parade grand marshals for the 29th annual Daffodil Festival;

and9 WHEREAS, with the retirement of Doug and Kim Hibbs, Courthouse Restaurant closed in 2023, opening for the last time on November 23 to offer its final free Thanksgiving dinner;

and23, WHEREAS, Doug and Kim Hibbs plan to seek new opportunities to serve the Gloucester community through volunteer work;

now, therefore, be itewit opportunities to serve the Gloucester community RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Courthouse Restaurant hereby be commended for its nearly 15 years of service to the Gloucester community;

and, be itithereby be commended for its RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Hibbs family, owners of Courthouse Restaurant, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for their contributions to the residents of Gloucester County.