HJ 304 — Celebrating the life of William Louis Lee.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24107666D HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

304 IE Offered February 29, 2024 N Celebrating the life of William Louis Lee.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––Kent;Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 4, 2024 Agreed to by the Senate, March 6, 2024 O WHEREAS, William Louis Lee, an active and engaged member of the Lancaster County community, L esteemed faith leader, and beloved husband and father, died on February 27, 2023;

Senators:and L and Wilson Trucking Corporation, rising to the position of assistant manager for a distribution center iE White Stone;

McDougle and StuartWHEREAS, Rafter ––––––––––suffering Oa esteemeddisability faithfrom leader,an andaccident belovedat husbandwork, Louis Lee retired and father,shifted diedhis onD FebruaryAging, 27,Inc., 2023;which he served for more than 20 years;

andommunity,andd Middle Peninsula with the organization Bay WHEREAS, through his tireless efforts with Bay Aging, Louis Lee workedhelped assecure ahousing truckfor drivermore earlythan in600 hisfamilies, careercontributing withgreatly Rappahannockto Motorthe Linesquality of life in the Northern Neck and WilsonMiddle TruckingPeninsula Corporation,regWHEREAS, risingLouis toLee served his community as a member of the positionLancaster County Board of assistantZoning managerand forAppeals beginning in 1993 and as its chair since 2000 and was a distributionmember centerof inthe WhiteLancaster Stone;County H Electoral Board for 30 years;

and C3 WHEREAS, afterLouis sufferingLee was a disabilitydevoted trustee of the Northern Neck Baptist Association from anE accidentGrandmaster atof work,Northern LouisNeck Leefor retiredthe Ancient Free and shiftedAccepted hisMasons, Aging,having Inc.,maintainedct whichDeputy heR servedmembership forwith morePalestine thanLodge 20#100 for 49 years;

anddand MiddleWHEREAS, Peninsulaguided withthroughout thehis organizatioElife Bayby WHEREAS, through his tirelessfaith, efforts with Bay Aging, Louis Lee helpedenjoyed secureworship housingand forfellowship morewith than 60030 families,years contributingand greatlyinspired tomany theas qualitya ofbassist lifeand insinger with the Northernchurch's NeckGospel andQuartets; Middle Peninsula region;

andandmore WHEREAS, Louispreceded Lee served his community as a member of the Lancaster County Board of Zoning and Appeals beginning in 1993death andby ashis itsson, chairDavid, since 2000 and was a member of the Lancaster County EleWHEREAS, Louis Lee waswill abe devotedfondly trusteeremembered ofand thedearly Northernmissed Neckby Baptisthis Associationloving fromwife 2021-2023, member of the58 Lancaster/Northumberlandyears, InterfaithShirley; Service Council, and District Deputy Grandmaster of Northern Neck for the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, having maintained H membership with Palestine Lodge #100 for 49 years;

and 3 WHEREAS, guided throughout his life by his faith, Louis Lee enjoyed worship and fellowship w4th his community at Beulah Baptist Church in Lively, where he served as a deacon and trustee for more thaWHEREAS, preceded in death by his son, David, Louis Lee will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife of 58 years, Shirley;

and numerousnumRESOLVED otherby familythe membersHouse of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of William Louis Lee, a cherished member of the Lancaster County community who was a source of joy and friends;inspiration to all who knew him;

now,and, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of William Louis Lee, a cherished member of the Lancaster County comRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of William Louis Lee as an expression of the General Assembly's respect 35 for his memory.

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