SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24200338D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

635 IE Offered July 17, 2024 N Commending Bill Freehling.

TN ––––––––––Agreed Patrons––Durant,to McPike,by Reevesthe andSenate, StuartJuly 18, 2024 R O WHEREAS, Bill Freehling, an accomplished civil servant and community leader, concluded his O tenure as director of the Economic Development and Tourism Department of the City of FredericksDurg on June 21, 2024;

and the Economic Development and Tourism Department of the City of Fredericksburg L WHEREAS, Bill Freehling holds a bachelor's degree in history from Wake Forest University and a L master's degree in mass communications and media studies from the University of North Carolina Ctat E ChaWHEREAS, Bill Freehling served as a reporter for The Free Lance-Star for 10 years, where hisEhis D business reporting became an indispensable source of knowledge for all those concerned with the present and future of Fredericksburg;

and D WHEREAS, Bill Freehling joined the City of Fredericksburg in 2014 as assistant director of the Economic Development and Tourism Department and was promoted to director two years later;

and investmentsthe thatWHEREAS, promotedduring localhis tourismtenure, andBill businessFreehling developmentsteered ina Fredericksburg,number includingof bringingsignificant initiatives and the Fredericksburg Nationals and their new stadium complex to the city and initiating the "Made ininging FredVA" business plan competition and the InvestFXBG loan program for small businesses;

and R WHEREAS, through his tireless efforts and steadfast dedication, Bill Freehling has bolstered the prosperity5 andesteem well-being of Fredericksburg for the benefit of its residents and visitors,admiration earnRng the estRESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia,all ThatVirginians; Bill Freehling hereby be commended for his service as director of the Economic Development and Tourism Department of the City of Fredericksburg;

now, therefore, be it its residents and visitors, earning the R RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Bill Freehling hereby be commended for his service as director of the Economic Development and Tourism Department of the City of Fredericksburg;

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