SR 78 — Celebrating the life of Joe Morris Lucas.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24107665D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

78 IE Offered February 14, 2024 N Celebrating the life of Joe Morris Lucas.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––HackworthAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the Senate, February 15, 2024 WHEREAS, Joe Morris Lucas of Blacksburg, a longtime member of the Virginia Tech Police O Department and a hardworking farmer who was well known in the agricultural sector for his purebred AngusL cattle,AngWHEREAS, diedJoe onLucas Januarywas 8,born 2024;in Giles County and subsequently graduated from Blacksburg High L School, where he was a standout athlete;

and DE WHEREAS, Joe Lucas wascontinued bornhis ineducation Gilesat CountyVirginia Polytechnic Institute and subsequentlyState graduatedUniversity fromD Blacksburgalma Highmater Uas School,a wheremember heof wasthe aVirginia standoutTech athlete;Police Department;

andandElectroTech, CInc., then returned to his WHEREAS, Joe Lucas continuedworked hisdiligently educationto atserve Virginiaand Polytechnicprotect Institutestudents, faculty, and Statestaff Universityand almaretired materwith asthe arank member of thesergeant Virginiaafter Tech25 Policeyears Department;of outstanding service;

andElectroTech,he Inc.,considered then returEed to his WHEREAS,fellow Joemembers Lucasof worked diligently to serve and protect students, faculty, and staff and retired with the rankretirement; of sergeant after 25 years of outstanding service;

heandis considered his fellow members of the department as his second family and enjoyed attending annual reunions for years after his well-earned retirement;WHEREAS, outside of his law-enforcement career, Joe Lucas established Lucas Farm and grew the business from a few head of cattle to a statewide leader in high-quality brood stock;

andhe WHEREAS,was outsidea ofmember hisR law-enforcementof career,WHEREAS, Joe Lucas establishedearned Lucasmany Farmawards and grewaccolades thefor ofhis thecontributions Americanto Angusagriculture, Associationand he 8 proudly mentored many young people who worked on his farm, imparting his sense of duty and theR Virginiaimpeccable Beefwork Cattleethic Improvementto Association;new generations of community leaders;

ands a member WHEREAS, Joe Lucas earned many awards and accoladesCommunity forChurch, his contributions to agriculture, and he proudlywas mentoreda manymember young people who worked on his farm, imparting his sense of dutyHunters andMasonic SLodge impeccableNo. work ethic to new generations of community leaders;

and 7 WHEREAS, Joe Lucas enjoyed fellowship and worship with the congregation of Price's Fork 8 Community Church, and he was a member of Hunters Masonic Lodge No.

andk WHEREAS, Joe Lucas will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 58 years, Wanda;

and numerous other family members, friends,friRESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Joe Morris Lucas, a dedicated law-enforcement officer and colleagues;successful farmer;

now,and, therefore, be it RESOLVED,RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of Virginiathis herebyresolution notefor withhis greatmemory.n sadnessto the lossfamily of Joe Morris Lucas,Lucas aas dedicatedan law-enforcementexpression officerof andthe successfulSenate farmer;of Virginia's respect for

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for his memory.n to the family of Joe Morris Lucas as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for :