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+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + + INTRODUCED + + + 26200163D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + + ENROLLED + + + + + SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
2034 I Offered June 15, 2026 N Celebrating the life of Christopher Lansing Yates.
2034 E + + N +elebrating the life of Christopher Lansing Yates.
T ————— Patron—Deeds R ————— O WHEREAS, Christopher Lansing Yates of Richmond, an inspirational community activist who touched countless lives through his support for young people, dedication to preserving democratic ideals, and D unwavering commitment to servant leadership, died on May 15, 2026;
+ R + + Agreed to by the Senate, June 22, 2026 O L WHEREAS, Christopher Lansing Yates of Richmond, an inspirational community activist who touched L countless lives through his support for young people, dedication to preserving democratic ideals, and unwavering commitment to servant leadership, died on May 15, 2026;
and WHEREAS, Christopher “Chris” Yates grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, and came to the Commonwealth U C to pursue higher education at Hampden-Sydney College, where he played on the golf team, and began to cultivate his lifelong passion for activism, winning the Commander Robert Weed Memorial Award for his E work to establish the outreach program Students for Community Service;
and E WHEREAS, Christopher “Chris” Yates grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, and came to the Commonwealth D to pursue higher education at Hampden-Sydney College, where he played on the golf team, and began to cultivate his lifelong passion for activism, winning the Commander Robert Weed Memorial Award for his work to establish the outreach program Students for Community Service;
and WHEREAS, Chris Yates was an avid bicyclist, and after graduating from college, he traveled throughout D Europe, then cycled from Los Angeles to Seattle and east across Canada before returning to Virginia, where he began working with at-risk youths at the New Dominion School in Dillwyn in 1976;
and WHEREAS, Chris Yates was an avid bicyclist, and after graduating from college, he traveled throughout Europe, then cycled from Los Angeles to Seattle and east across Canada before returning to Virginia, where he began working with at-risk youths at the New Dominion School in Dillwyn in 1976;
Anne's Episcopal Parish, providing the Scottsville community with its only accredited early childhood education center at the time;
Anne's Episcopal Parish, providing R the Scottsville community with its only accredited early childhood education center at the time;
and WHEREAS, after retirement, Chris Yates settled in Richmond and became an active member of St.
and 0 WHEREAS, after retirement, Chris Yates settled in Richmond and became an active member of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, through which he began volunteering with the Woodville Elementary Communities in Schools program;
Paul's 3 Episcopal Church, through which he began volunteering with the Woodville Elementary Communities in E Schools program;
he also mentored young people through the Armstrong Leadership Program and S volunteered at Richmond Hill;
he also mentored young people through the Armstrong Leadership Program and R volunteered at Richmond Hill;
and R 24 WHEREAS, in December 2024, Chris Yates joined RVA Indivisible, a grassroots organization promoting 3 civic change, equality, inclusion, and democracy in the Commonwealth and throughout the nation;
and WHEREAS, in December 2024, Chris Yates joined RVA Indivisible, a grassroots organization promoting civic change, equality, inclusion, and democracy in the Commonwealth and throughout the nation;
and 4 WHEREAS, Chris Yates was highly admired as a passionate and driven activist, who was not only skilled at organizing and leading demonstrations, but went above and beyond to engage with his fellow participants on a personal level;
and WHEREAS, Chris Yates was highly admired as a passionate and driven activist, who was not only skilled at organizing and leading demonstrations, but went above and beyond to engage with his fellow participants on a personal level;
now, therefore, be it 35 RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Christopher Lansing 36 Yates, a highly admired community leader and activist in Richmond;
now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Christopher Lansing Yates, a highly admired community leader and activist in Richmond;
and, be it 37 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to 38 the family of Christopher Lansing Yates as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.
and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Christopher Lansing Yates as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's respect for his memory.
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