HJ 115 — Celebrating the life of Douglas Durrell Monroe, Jr.

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115 NE Offered January 31, 2024 Celebrating the life of Douglas Durrell M––––––––––Monroe, TJr. Patrons––Kent;

Senators:N Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 5, 2024 R Agreed to by the Senate, February 8, 2024 O WHEREAS, Douglas Durrell Monroe, Jr., a respected banking executive and a community leader L servant-leadership, died on August 31, 2023;

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and WHEREAS,D Douglasmaster's "Doug"degree Durrellfrom Monroe,Purdue Jr.,University, grewthen upcontinued inhis Pelham,graduate Newstudies York,at andRutgers spentUniversity; U the Northern Neck;

andnand aWHEREAS, farmDoug inMonroe Irvington,proudly gainingserved ahis lifelongcountry appreciationas fora themember natural beCuty of WHEREAS,the DougUnited MonroeStates earnedNavy a bachelor's degree from Washingtonto and1959 Lee University and awas Estationed master'saboard degreethe fromdestroyers PurdueUSS University,McNair thenand continuedUSS hisPillsbury; graduate studies at Rutgers University;

and WHEREAS, Doug Monroe proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy from D 1955 to 1959 and was stationed aboard the destroyers USS McNair and USS Pillsbury;

and WHEREAS,in aftercommercial hisbanking honorableand militaryfinancial service,services, Dougfirst Monroewith pursuedWachovia aBank longin andWinston successfulSalem, careerNorthreer H Carolina;

and banking1 and financial services, first with Wachovia Bank in Winston Salem, North WHEREAS, in 1965, Doug Monroe returned to the Commonwealth, moving his family to Irvington, 5 and joined Lancaster National Bank, which soon after became Chesapeake Bank;

and WHEREAS,R Doug Monroe devoted 58 years of service to Chesapeake Bank and ultimately became H chief executive officer and chair of the board;

under his innovative leadership, the bank creat1dcreated many new programs to better serve the community, including the nation's first bank branch on a boat;5andboat; WHEREAS, highly admired in the banking industry, Doug Monroe was a member of the board of Association;

and WHEREAS, highly admired in the banking industry, Doug Monroe was a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and was a past president of the Virginia Bankers WHEREAS,AssWHEREAS, Doug Monroe worked diligently to support the community in the Northern Neck and was a founding board member of the Chesapeake Academy, Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury retirement home, and Virginia Quality Life, Inc., a multi-faceted health, recreation, and education center, co-locating the Lower Northern Neck YMCA, the Lancaster County chapter of the American Red Cross, thetheWHEREAS, Northernoutside Neckof Freehis Healthcareer Clinic, and thecommunity Rappahannockservice, GeneralDoug HospitalMonroe onenjoyed afishing, singleboating,; campus;

and WHEREAS, outside of his career and communityplaying service,golf; Doug Monroe enjoyed fishing, boating, 35 his age several times between 68 and 87;

he alsowas workeda withformer Tidesclub Innchampion Resortat toIndian preserveCreek theCountry GoldenClub, 36where Eaglehe Golfproudly Courseshot createdhis byage theseveral prolifictimes golfbetween course68 designerand George87; W.

he also worked with Tides Inn Resort to preserve the Golden Eagle Golf Course created by the prolific golf course designer George W.

and 37 WHEREAS, a man of deep faith, Doug Monroe enjoyed fellowship and worship with the community / 38 as a member of Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he had served as a deacon and an 39 elder;

andr of Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he had served as a deacon and an WHEREAS, Doug Monroe will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his children, Douglas III, Margaret, Kathy, Wende, and John, and their families, and numerous other family members and friRESOLVEDfriends; by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Douglas Durrell Monroe, Jr., a longtime banking executive and pillar of his community in the Northern Neck;

now, therefore, be it note with great sadness the loss of Douglas Durrell Monroe, Jr., a longtime banking executive and pillar of his community in the Northern Neck;