HJ 421 — Commending Josephine Gonzalez.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108708D HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

421 IE Offered March 4, 2024 N Commending Josephine Gonzalez.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––Martinez;AgreedAgreed to by the Senate, March 7, 2024, 2024 O WHEREAS, Josephine Gonzalez, the Domestic Abuse Response Team program manager for L Violence and Sexual Assault Services, has greatly served the Loudoun County community;

Senator:andtic L WHEREAS, Josephine Gonzalez joined LAWS in 2011 as a volunteer and two years later took a E staff role as a bilingual advocate, supporting more than 700 survivors of domestic violence, sexual D assWHEREAS, through a collaborative agreement between LAWS and Loudoun County, Josephine Gonzalez transitioned to serve as the Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) program manager in 2016;

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and WHEREAS, Josephine Gonzalez's career has been defined by her unwavering commitment to H ensuring that everyone feels safe in their homes, helping to make Loudoun County a wonderful pl4ce to live, work, and raise a family;

now, therefore, be it 1 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby and, be itsephine Gonzalez for her legacy of service with Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice, Inc.;

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Josephine Gonzalez as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her contributions to Loudoun County and the Commonwealth.

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