HR 246 — Celebrating the life of Walter A. Marston, Jr.

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246 OfferedE February 27, 2024 N Celebrating the life of Walter A.

TN Patrons––SullivanR andAgreed Kentto Rby ––––––––––the House of Delegates, March 4, 2024 O WHEREAS, Walter A.

Marston, Jr., an honorable veteran, accomplished attorney, beloved father, grandfather, and friend, and longtime member of the Richmond legal community, died on January 1D,12, L 2024;

and WHEREAS,L born on March 1, 1944, and raised in Mount Jackson, Walter Marston put himself U through college and earned a bachelor's degree in international studies from George Washington CE University in 1966;

and WHEREAS, Walter Marston earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in D 1969, then began a distinguished legal career that ultimately spanned five decades by prosecuting unscrupulous defense contractors as an attorney with the United States Army;

and D WHEREAS, following his honorable discharge, Walter Marston served as an advisor to political campaigns for attorney general and governor before embarking on his career in private practice with the law firm of Hazel & Thomas in 1977;

and WHEREAS, as a partner at the law firms of Hazel & Thomas and Reed Smith LLP, and later as an owner of Marston & McNally, P.C., Walter Marston focused his legal talents on defending the Commonwealth'sH reservebeverage powersalcohol granted to regulateit under the manufacture,Twenty-first importation,Amendment distribution,to andthe saleConstitution of the United 2 States;

andcoholand grantedE to it under the Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of the United WHEREAS, as legal counsel to the Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association and Virginia Wine R Wholesalers Association for more than 40 years, Walter Marston dedicated himself to preserving 4hethe ability of independent family-owned businesses to provide Virginia consumers with the wide variety of alcoholicalcWHEREAS, beverageas productsa theystaunch enjoydefender today;of Virginia's three-tier system of alcohol distribution, Walter Marston was instrumental in the development of the Commonwealth's Beer Franchise Act, the 1993 recodification of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act;

andthe WHEREAS,2007 asDirect-to-Consumer aShipping staunchAct, defenderand of Virginia's three-tier system of alcohol distribution, Walter Marston was instrumental in the developmentcreation of the Commonwealth'sVirginia BeerAlcoholic FranchiseBeverage Act,Control theAuthority 1993in recodification2015, ofalong thewith Alcoholicmany Beverageother Controlits Act;borders;

andimprove and strengthen the 2007Commonwealth's Direct-to-Consumerability Shippingto Act,control beverage alcohol within WHEREAS, although Walter Marston was nationally recognized as an expert in the field of alcoholic beverage law, he gave freely of his time and achievementsexpertise to improveeducate, guide, and strengthenmentor thegenerations Commonwealth'sof abilityfamily tobusiness controlowners, beverageattorneys, alcoholand withinlegislators itsabout borders;the complexities attending this heavily regulated product;

and WHEREAS,continued althoughto Walterserve Marstonhis wascommunity nationallypro recognizedbono asby anassisting expertveterans inand thehealth fieldcare ofworkers alcoholicin beveragepreparing law,their hewills gave freely of his time and expertiseestates; to educate, guide, and mentor generations of :

35and familyWHEREAS, businessdespite owners,the attorneys,demands andof legislatorshis aboutcareer, theWalter complexitiesMarston attendingstill thisfound heavilytime regulatedto 36indulge product;his passion for wood working, gardening and sailing as captain of the Second Wind;

and 37Elizabeth, WHEREAS, even after achieving emeritus status at Marston & McNally in 2021, Walter Marston 38 continued to serve his community pro bono by assisting veterans and health care workers in preparing theWHEREAS, despite the demands of his career,grandchildren, WalterLogan, MarstonMackenzie, still found time to indulge his passion for wood working, gardening and sailingFinley; as captain of the Second Wind;

and WHEREAS, Walter Marston will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his children,fianceh´, JohnMary andLou Elizabeth,Magill; and his grandchildren, Logan, Mackenzie, and Finley;

his ´, Mary Lou Magill;