HR410: Celebrating the life of Dennis Wayne Nash.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 410
Celebrating the life of Dennis Wayne Nash.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 22, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Dennis Wayne Nash, a business owner and volunteer firefighter in Gladys, who was a selfless community member and a loving husband and father, died on January 12, 2019; and

WHEREAS, a native of Lynchburg, Dennis Nash worked as the president of Nash Forest Products; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Nash was best known as someone who spent his life safeguarding the community as a member of the Gladys Volunteer Fire Department for 45 years; and

WHEREAS, in 1979, Dennis Nash was recognized by former United States President Ronald Reagan and the Campbell County Board of Supervisors for heroically saving a tractor-trailer driver’s life after the vehicle had caught fire; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Nash will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Carrie; his son, Justin, and his family; his stepdaughters, Haleigh and Courtney, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Dennis Wayne Nash, a business owner and volunteer firefighter in Gladys; a selfless community member; and a loving husband and father; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Dennis Wayne Nash as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 410

Offered February 21, 2019
Celebrating the life of Dennis Wayne Nash.
Patron-- Edmunds

WHEREAS, Dennis Wayne Nash, a business owner and volunteer firefighter in Gladys, who was also a selfless community member and a loving husband and father, died on January 12, 2019; and

WHEREAS, a native of Lynchburg, Dennis Nash worked as the president of Nash Forest Products; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Nash was best known as someone who spent his life safeguarding the community as a member of the Gladys Volunteer Fire Department for 45 years; and

WHEREAS, in 1979, Dennis Nash was recognized by former United States President Ronald Reagan and the Campbell County Board of Supervisors for heroically saving a tractor-trailer driver’s life after the vehicle had caught fire; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Nash will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife, Carrie, and his son, Justin, and his family; his stepdaughters, Haleigh and Courtney, and their families; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Delegates hereby note with great sadness the loss of Dennis Wayne Nash, a business owner and volunteer firefighter in Gladys; a selfless community member; and a loving husband and father; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Dennis Wayne Nash as an expression of the House of Delegates’ respect for his memory.