HJ151: Commending Charles Ingram.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 151

Offered January 20, 2020
Commending Charles Ingram.
Patron-- Hodges

WHEREAS, Charles Ingram, a dedicated public servant and a longtime farmer, retired from the Mathews County Board of Supervisors on December 31, 2019; and

WHEREAS, a graduate of Mathews High School, Charles Ingram worked as a barber for more than 60 years and opened a successful daffodil farm with his wife, Jean, in the 1970s; and

WHEREAS, desirous to be of further service to the community, Charles Ingram ran for and was elected to the Mathews County Board of Supervisors in 1991 and was subsequently reelected to six additional four-year terms; and

WHEREAS, Charles Ingram supported numerous important measures to strengthen the community and enhance the quality of life for his fellow Mathews County residents during his 28-year career in local government; and

WHEREAS, notably, Charles Ingram organized Mathews County’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show, a beloved local tradition featuring a pyrotechnic display on par with any other show in the region; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Charles Ingram on the occasion of his retirement from the Mathews County Board of Supervisors; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Charles Ingram as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his service to the residents of Mathews County.