HR 751 — Celebrating the life of Charles Armistead Blanton III.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24200263D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

751 IE Offered June 27, 2024 N Celebrating the life of Charles Armistead Blanton III.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––CarrAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the House of Delegates, June 28, 2024 WHEREAS, Charles Armistead Blanton III, an honorable veteran, esteemed attorney, and beloved O member of the Richmond community, died on May 18, 2024;

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and WHEREAS,R Charlie Blanton briefly practiced family law before finding his true calling at the Virginia Electric and Power Company, now Dominion Energy, where he worked for more than 35 years, priWHEREAS,Christianna; Charlie Blanton's career took him to many corners of the globe, including Germany, Austria, France, England, Spain, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Australia, Canada, and various parts of the United States, as he fostered many meaningful and lasting relationships with colleagues andH professional acquaintances;

and 7 WHEREAS, Charlie Blanton will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife of 51 years, Christianna;

and numerous other family memRESOLVED,members Thatand thefriends; House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Charles Armistead Blanton III, a revered member of the Richmond community whose light brightened countless lives;

and,now, therefore, be it RESOLVEDRESOLVED, FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates preparehereby anote copywith ofgreat thissadness resolution for presentation to the familyloss of Charles Armisteadlives; Blanton III as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory.

and, be it III, a revered member of the Richmond community whose light brightened countless RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Charles Armistead Blanton III as an expression of the House of Delegates' respect for his memory.