HR 189 — Celebrating the life of Virginia Belle Honeycutt Meador.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24107449D I HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

189 E N Offered February 23, 2024 Celebrating the life of Virginia Belle Ho––––––––––ador.Honeycutt Meador.

TAgreed Patron––Kilgoreto by the House of Delegates, March 4, 2024 R ––––––––––O WHEREAS, Virginia Belle Honeycutt Meador, a longtime public servant who touched countless lives inL Big Stone Gap through her commitment to philanthropy and volunteer leadership, died on July D9, 2023, at the age of 99;

andr commitment to philanthropy and volunteer leadership, died on July 29, WHEREAS, Virginia "Ginny Belle" Honeycutt Meador was born on her parents' farm near Big Stone summersL backGap onand thelater farmmoved ininto town, where her childhood;father opened a dentistry practice;

andrshe openedspent many idyllic E sumWHEREAS, Ginny Belle Meador graduated from Big Stone Gap High School, where she was voted D "Most Talented," served as president of the Beta Club, sang in the glee club, marched as a dentistrymajorette, practice;and was a member of the debate team with future-Governor Linwood Holton;

sheand spent many idyClic WHEREAS, Ginny Belle Meador graduatedearned froma Bigdegree Stonein Gapeducation Highand School,psychology wherefrom shewhat wasis votednow Ewhere "Mostshe Talented,"met servedher ashusband, presidentHarry, of the Beta Club, sang in the glee club, marched as a majorette,fellow andnative was a member of theBig debateStone teamGap; with future-Governor Linwood Holton;

andandtary Din Annapolis, Maryland, WHEREAS, Ginny Belle and Harry Meador earnedreturned ato degreetheir inhometown educationto andraise psychologya fromfamily, whatand isafter nowher Randolph-Maconchildren College,were thengrown, workedshe asled a teachercitizen's andgroup anto executivepreserve secretaryBig inCherry Annapolis,Lake, Maryland,then whereultimately sheran metforH herand husband,was Harry,elected ato fellowthe nativeWise ofCounty BigBoard Stoneof Gap;Supervisors;

and her1 childrenlongest-serving weremember grown,in shethe ledhistory aof citizen's group to preserve Big Cherry Lake, then ultimately ran for and was elected to the Wise County Board of Supervisors;

andandhe 9 WHEREAS, Ginny Belle Meador representedalso provided her communityleadership forand 33expertise yearsto the Lonesome Pine R Youth Services Board, Frontier Health's Planning District One, Lenowisco Planning District Commission, and becameMountain theEmpire longest-servingCommunity memberCollege inFoundation, as well as to the historyadvisory boards of CliWHEREAS, Ginny Belle Meador played an instrumental role in the Wisefunding Countyand Boardestablishment of Supervisors;C.;

and H WHEREAS, Ginny Belle Meador also provided her leadership and expertise to the Lonesome Pine 1 Youth Services Board, Frontier Health's Planning District One, Lenowisco Planning District 9 Commission, and Mountain Empire Community College Foundation, as well as to the advisory boards of CliWHEREAS, Ginny Belle Meador played an instrumental role in the funding and establishment of C.;

and WHEREAS, Ginny Belle Meador inspired young people as a Cub Scout Den Mother at First Presbyterianher Church,time wherewith shelocal alsofood servedbanks asand anhospitals elder and theperformed organistas foran 63accompanist years;in local musicolunteered productions;

sheand volunteeredWHEREAS, Ginny Belle Meador received many accolades for her timepersonal withand localprofessional foodLonesome banksPine Office on Youth and hospitalsFamilies Service Award, and performedinduction asinto anthe accompanistMountainthe inEmpire localCommunity musicCollege productions;Foundation Hall of Fame;

and :WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband, Harry, Ginny Belle Meador will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children, Harry III and Nancy, and their families, and numerous other family memRESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Virginia Belle Honeycutt Meador;

35and, achievements,be includingit RESOLVED FURTHER, That the 2011Clerk Virginiaof Communitythe CollegeHouse Leadershipof AwardDelegates inprepare Philanthropy,a thecopy 36of 2020this Lonesomeresolution Pinefor Officepresentation onto Youththe andfamily Familiesof ServiceVirginia Award,Belle andHoneycutt inductionMeador intoas thean Mountainexpression /of 37the EmpireHouse Communityof CollegeDelegates' Foundationrespect Hallfor ofher Fame;memory.

and / 38 WHEREAS, predeceased by her husband, Harry, Ginny Belle Meador will be fondly remembered 39 and greatly missed by her children, Harry III and Nancy, and their families, and numerous other family members and friends;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Virginia Belle HonRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Virginia Belle Honeycutt Meador as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for her memory.