SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 63 Offered February 23, 2007 Celebrating the life of Vivian Frazier Green. ---------- Patrons-- Locke, Lucas and Miller ----------

WHEREAS, Vivian Frazier Green of Hampton, wife of Bishop Samuel L. Green and a dedicated missionary of the Church of God in Christ, died on February 20, 2007; and

WHEREAS, a native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Vivian Frazier grew up in Norfolk where she graduated from Booker T. Washington High School; and

WHEREAS, Vivian Frazier married her childhood friend Samuel L. Green in 1946 and they had nine children, all of whom went into the ministry; and

WHEREAS, Vivian Green worked closely with her husband in his leadership at St. Johns Church of God in Christ in Newport News and was co-host of their popular television program "Faith for Living, Richer Life Ministries"; and

WHEREAS, over the years, Vivian Green and her husband made a number of mission trips to Africa and Haiti to share their faith and help build churches and schools; and

WHEREAS, devoted to her church and her family, Vivian Green was especially committed to counseling women about sound principles for experiencing success in motherhood and family life; and

WHEREAS, a woman of great strength and many talents, Vivian Green will be fondly remembered and sorely missed by her family and her countless colleagues, friends, and supporters in the community of the Church of God in Christ; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Vivian Frazier Green; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Vivian Frazier Green as an expression of the Senate's respect for her memory.