SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11 Celebrating the life of Rosa Bernice Cannon Boush.   Agreed to by the Senate, January 17, 2008 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 25, 2008  

WHEREAS, Rosa Bernice Cannon Boush of Chesapeake, a respected citizen and beloved evangelist and missionary in Hampton Roads for many years, died on June 26, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Rosa Boush was born on November 3, 1919, in South Mills, North Carolina, and married her beloved husband, the late Phillip Boush; and

WHEREAS, Rosa Boush became a faithful member of C.H. Mason Memorial Church of God in Christ on Goff Street in Norfolk under the guidance of Bishop D. Lawrence Williams and then Bishop David Williams; and

WHEREAS, called Mother Boush by her congregation and countless friends, Rosa Boush was always ready to help her fellow citizens in need, participating enthusiastically in a multitude of activities at the church wherever she was needed; and

WHEREAS, Rosa Boush became a certified missionary and evangelist, working at C.H. Mason Memorial Church of God in Christ and in her community; and

WHEREAS, a sensitive and inspirational leader in the church, Rosa Boush touched the lives of countless individuals and families in Hampton Roads and beyond; and

WHEREAS, Rosa Boush will be fondly remembered as a wonderful friend, mentor, and teacher and greatly missed by her son Phillip and granddaughter Cheryl; her numerous other loving family members; and the congregation of C.H. Mason Memorial Church of God in Christ; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of a fine Virginian, Rosa Bernice Cannon Boush; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Rosa Bernice Cannon Boush as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11 Offered January 9, 2008 Prefiled December 17, 2007 Celebrating the life of Rosa Bernice Cannon Boush. ---------- Patron-- Miller, Y.B. ----------

WHEREAS, Rosa Bernice Cannon Boush of Chesapeake, a respected citizen and beloved evangelist and missionary in Hampton Roads for many years, died on June 26, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Rosa Boush was born on November 3, 1919, in South Mills, North Carolina, and married her beloved husband, the late Phillip Boush; and

WHEREAS, Rosa Boush became a faithful member of C.H. Mason Memorial Church of God In Christ on Goff Street in Norfolk under the guidance of Bishop D. Lawrence Williams and then Bishop David Williams; and

WHEREAS, called Mother Boush by her congregation and countless friends, Rosa Boush was always ready to help her fellow citizens in need, participating enthusiastically in a multitude of activities at the church wherever she was needed; and

WHEREAS, Rosa Boush became a certified missionary and evangelist, working at C.H. Mason Memorial Church of God In Christ and in her community; and

WHEREAS, a sensitive and inspirational leader in the church, Rosa Boush touched the lives of countless individuals and families in Hampton Roads and beyond; and

WHEREAS, Rosa Boush will be fondly remembered as a wonderful friend, mentor, and teacher and greatly missed by her son Phillip and granddaughter Cheryl; her numerous other loving family members; and the congregation of C.H. Mason Memorial Church of God In Christ; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly mourn the passing of a fine Virginian, Rosa Bernice Cannon Boush; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Rosa Bernice Cannon Boush as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.